,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,castro of
 ,texas1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,cisneros1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4         
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,garcia  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,haaland1
 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1    
,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,pallone1    
,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4      
,sires1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1   
,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4          
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,soto1    
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4      
,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4     
,titus1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4              
,roybal-,allard1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1
 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of   
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 
,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,takano1 
,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4         
,de,gette1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,ms4 ,escobar1

 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 and ,mr4
 ,raskin7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the heritage1
 culture1 and contributions of ,latinas 
in the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the   
,united ,states celebrates ,national    
,women's ,history ,month every ,march to
 recognize and honor the achievements of
 women throughout the history of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas there are     
nearly #bh1jjj1jjj ,latinas living in   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas #a in #f  
women in the ,united ,states is a       
,latina2 ,whereas ,latinas have helped  
shape the history of the ,united ,states
 since its inception2 ,whereas ,latinas 
contribute to the society of the ,united
 ,states through working in many        
industries1 including business1         
education1 science and technology1      
medicine1 engineering1 mathematics1     
literature and the arts1 the military1  
agriculture1 hospitality1 and public    

service at every level of government2   
,whereas ,latinas come from diverse     
cultures across ,north ,america1        
,central ,america1 ,south ,america1 and 
the ,caribbean1 and ,afro-,latinas face 
disparities in recognition2 ,whereas    
,latinas are dedicated public servants1 
holding posts at the highest levels of  
the ,federal ,government1 including the 
,supreme ,court1 the ,cabinet1 the      
,senate1 and the ,house of              
,representatives2 ,whereas ,latinas make
 up an estimated #af percent of women in
 the ,armed ,forces1 and in #bjjf1 the  
first ,latina became a general in the   
,united ,states ,marine ,corps2 ,whereas
 ,latinas are breaking the glass ceiling
 in the science1 technology1            
engineering1 and mathematics fields1 and
 in #aiic the first ,latina went into   
space during a #i-;day ,space ,shuttle  
,discovery mission2 ,whereas ,latinas   
own nearly #b1jjj1jjj businesses and #a 
in #f women-owned companies in the      
,united ,states is owned by a ,latina2  

,whereas ,latina activists have led the 
fight for civil rights1 including labor 
rights1 ,,lgbtq rights1 women's rights1 
and racial equality2 ,whereas ,latinas  
create award-winning art and are        
recipients of ,emmy1 ,grammy1 ,oscar1   
and ,tony awards2 ,whereas ,latina      
singers and songwriters1 like ,selena1  
also known as the ,queen of ,tejano     
music1 and ,celia ,cruz1 also known as  
the ,queen of ,salsa1 have made lasting 
and significant contributions to music  
throughout the world2 ,whereas ,latinas 
serve in the medical profession1 and in 
#aiij1 the first female and first       
,hispanic ,surgeon ,general of the      
,united ,states was appointed2 ,whereas 
,latinas are paid just #ec cents for    
every dollar paid to ,white1            
non-,hispanic men2 ,whereas in the face 
of societal obstacles1 including unequal
 pay1 disparities in education1 health  
care needs1 and civil rights struggles1 
,latinas continue to break through and  
thrive2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    

should continue to invest in the future 
of ,latinas to address the barriers they
 face2 and ,whereas1 by #bjfj1 ,latinas 
will represent one-third of the female  
population of the ,united ,states3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives-- 7#a7 celebrates and  
honors the successes of ,latinas and the
 contributions they have made and       
continue to make to the ,united ,states2
 and  7#b7 recognizes the changes that  
are still to be made to ensure that     
,latinas can realize their full         
potential as equal members of society4