,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,september #bb1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,adams1 ,mr4 ,allred1 ,ms4 ,barragn1    
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,mr4 ,beyer1 
,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,blunt           
,rochester1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4        
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,brownley
 of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4    
,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,castor of    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4  
,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,clark  
of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4
 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,mr4 
,crow1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of        
,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 
,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4        
,de,lauro1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4        
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,foster1  
,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4      
,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,garca of       

,illinois1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,ms4  
,haaland1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1  
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4      
,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,himes1    
,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4    
,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4
 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,ms4 ,lee of  
,california1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4
 ,levin of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin of  
,michigan1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4          
,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,lynch1    
,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4    
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean      
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4   
,matsui1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4          
,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore1    
,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,nadler1   
,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4   
,o',halleran1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,pallone1
 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4  
,peters1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north          
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,miss ,rice of 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4  
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4   

,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4       
,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4       
,serrano1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4
 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 
,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,thompson of         
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,ms4      
,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4   
,trahan1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4
 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1   
,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mrs4 ,watson 
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,wilson of   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1
 and ,mr4 ,aguilar7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing     
,hispanic ,heritage ,month and          
celebrating the heritage and culture of 
,latinos in the ,united ,states and the 
immense contributions of ,latinos to the
 ,united ,states4  ,whereas1 from       
,september #ae1 #bjbj1 through ,october 
#ae1 #bjbj1 the ,united ,states         

celebrates ,hispanic ,heritage ,month2  
,whereas the ,bureau of the ,census     
estimates the ,hispanic population      
living in the #ej ,states at more than  
#fj1jjj1jjj individuals1 plus an        
additional #c1bjj1jjj individuals living
 in the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 
making ,hispanic ,americans #ah percent 
of the total population of the ,united  
,states and the largest racial or ethnic
 minority group in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were close to 
#a1jjj1jjj or more ,latino residents in 
the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico and  
in each of the ,states of ,arizona1     
,california1 ,colorado1 ,florida1       
,georgia1 ,illinois1 ,massachusetts1    
,nevada1 ,new ,jersey1 ,new ,mexico1    
,new ,york1 ,north ,carolina1           
,pennsylvania1 ,texas1 and ,washington2 
,whereas1 between #bjaj and #bjai1      
,latinos grew the population of the     
,united ,states by approximately        
#i1hbi1jjj individuals1 accounting for  
more than #a_/b of the total population 

growth of the ,united ,states during    
that period2 ,whereas the ,latino       
population in the ,united ,states is    
projected to grow to #ajg1jjj1jjj       
individuals by #bjfe1 at which point the
 ,latino population will comprise more  
than #bd percent of the total population
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
,latino population in the ,united       
,states is currently the third largest  
population of ,latinos worldwide1       
exceeding the size of the population in 
every ,latin ,american and ,caribbean   
country1 except ,mexico and ,brazil2    
,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were more than
 #ah1hgh1jjj ,latino children less than 
#ah years of age in the ,united ,states1
 which represents approximately #a_/c of
 the total ,latino population in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas more than #a  
in #d public school students in the     
,united ,states are ,latino1 and the    
share of ,latino students is expected to
 rise to nearly #cj percent by #bjbg2   
,whereas #ai percent of all college     

students in the ,united ,states are     
,latino1 making ,latinos the second     
largest racial or ethnic minority group 
enrolled in higher education in the     
,united ,states1 including #b-year      
community colleges and #d-year colleges 
and universities2 ,whereas1 between     
#aiif and #bjaf1 the number of ,hispanic
 students enrolled in schools1 colleges1
 and universities in the ,united ,states
 more than doubled from #h1hjj1jjj to   
#ag1ijj1jjj1 and ,hispanics now make up 
#bb4g percent of the individuals        
enrolled in school in the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas a record #cb1jjj1jjj  
,latinos will be eligible to vote in the
 #bjbj ,presidential election1          
representing #ac4c percent of the       
electorate in the ,united ,states2      
,whereas the number of eligible ,latino 
voters is expected to rise to           
#dj1jjj1jjj by #bjcj1 accounting for #dj
 percent of the growth in the eligible  
electorate in the ,united ,states by    
#bjcj2 ,whereas1 each year1             

approximately #hjj1jjj ,latino citizens 
of the ,united ,states reach #ah years  
of age and become eligible to vote1 a   
number that could grow to #a1jjj1jjj per
 year1 potentially adding #ah1jjj1jjj   
new ,latino voters by #bjcb2 ,whereas1  
in #bjah1 the annual purchasing power of
 ,hispanic ,americans was an estimated  
#a1gjj1jjj1jjj1jjj1 which is an amount  
greater than the economy of all except  
#ag countries in the world2 ,whereas    
there are more than #d1cgj1jjj          
,hispanic-owned firms in the ,united    
,states1 supporting millions of         
employees across the ,united ,states and
 contributing more than #a1gjj1jjj1jjj  
in revenue to the economy of the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas ,hispanic-owned      
businesses represent the fastest growing
 segment of small businesses in the     
,united ,states1 with ,latino-owned     
businesses growing at more than #ae     
times the national rate2 ,whereas1 as of
 ,august #bjah1 more than #bh1jjj1jjj   
,latino workers represented #ag percent 

of the total civilian labor force of the
 ,united ,states1 and1 as a result of   
,latinos experiencing the fastest       
population growth of all race and       
ethnicity groups in the ,united ,states1
 the rate of ,latino participation in   
the labor force is expected to grow to  
#bj percent by #bjbd1 accounting for    
#a_/e of the total labor force2         
,whereas1 with #fe4c percent of ,latinos
 participating in the labor force of the
 ,united ,states1 ,latinos have the     
highest rate of participation in that   
labor force of any racial or ethnic     
group1 resulting in an expansion of the 
,latino labor force at a rate that is #c
 times as fast as the rest of the       
population of the ,united ,states2      
,whereas1 as of #bjai1 there were       
approximately #cfg1fjh ,latino          
elementary and middle school teachers1  
#ii1cbd ,latino chief executives of     
businesses1 #ga1ibj ,latino lawyers1    
#hc1ddh ,latino physicians and surgeons1
 and #bd1ajb ,latino psychologists1 who 

contribute to the ,united ,states       
through their professions2 ,whereas1    
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1        
,latinos and ,latinas disproportionately
 work in essential service jobs that    
help prevent the economy of the ,united 
,states from collapsing1 such as jobs in
 health care facilities1 farms1         
factories1 grocery stores1 and public   
transportation2 ,whereas ,hispanic      
,americans serve in all branches of the 
,armed ,forces and have fought bravely  
in every war in the history of the      
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1    
more than #bjj1jjj ,hispanic members of 
the ,armed ,forces served on active     
duty1 and there were approximately      
#a1bjj1jjj ,hispanic veterans of the    
,armed ,forces1 including #acf1jjj      
,latinas2 ,whereas1 as of #bjah1 more   
than #cii1jjj ,hispanics had served in  
post-,september #aa1 #bjja1 overseas    
contingency operations1 and ,hispanics  
represented #ab4a percent of the total  
number of veterans who had served in    

operations in ,iraq and ,afghanistan    
since ,september #aa1 #bjja2 ,whereas1  
as of ,august #bjai1 at least #fhh      
fatalities in ,iraq and ,afghanistan    
were members of the ,armed ,forces who  
were ,hispanic2 ,whereas an estimated   
#bjj1jjj ,hispanics were mobilized for  
,world ,war ,i1 and approximately       
#ejj1jjj ,hispanics served in ,world    
,war ,,ii2 ,whereas more than #hj1jjj   
,hispanics served in the ,vietnam war1  
representing #e4e percent of individuals
 who made the ultimate sacrifice for the
 ,united ,states in that conflict1 even 
though ,hispanics comprised only #d4e   
percent of the population of the ,united
 ,states during the ,vietnam war2       
,whereas approximately #adh1jjj         
,hispanic soldiers served in the ,korean
 war1 including the #feth ,infantry     
,regiment of the ,commonwealth of       
,puerto ,rico 7commonly known as the    
,borinqueneers71 the only active duty1  
segregated ,latino military unit in the 
history of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas

 #fj ,hispanic ,americans have received 
the ,congressional ,medal of ,honor1 the
 highest award for valor in action      
against an enemy force bestowed on an   
individual serving in the ,armed        
,forces2 ,whereas ,hispanic ,americans  
are dedicated public servants1 holding  
posts at the highest levels of the      
,government of the ,united ,states1     
including #a seat on the ,supreme ,court
 of the ,united ,states1 #d seats in the
 ,senate1 and #dc seats in the ,house of
 ,representatives2 and ,whereas         
,hispanic ,americans harbor a deep      
commitment to family and community1 an  
enduring work ethic1 and a perseverance 
to succeed and contribute to society3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes   
the celebration of ,hispanic ,heritage  
,month2  7#b7 esteems the integral role 
of ,latinos and the manifold heritages  
of ,latinos in the economy1 culture1 and
 identity of the ,united ,states2 and   
7#c7 urges the people of the ,united    

,states to observe ,hispanic ,heritage  
,month with appropriate programs and    
activities that celebrate the           
contributions of ,latinos to the ,united
 ,states4