,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #efa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,costa1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,frankel1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mr4 ,harder of ,california1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,california1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,foster1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 and ,mr4 ,hastings7 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 ,whereas from ,september #ae1 #bjai1 through ,october #ae1 #bjai1 the ,united ,states celebrates ,hispanic ,heritage ,month2 ,whereas the ,bureau of the ,census estimates the ,hispanic population living in the continental ,united ,states at over #ei1jjj1jjj1 plus an additional #c1cjj1jjj 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 #bjag1 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 ,whereas between ,july #a1 #bjjh1 and ,july #a1 #bjah1 ,latinos grew the ,united ,states population by approximately #a1bjj1jjj individuals1 accounting for over #a_/b of the total population growth during that period2 ,whereas1 by #bjfe1 the ,latino population in the ,united ,states is projected to grow to #ajg1jjj1jjj1 and the ,latino population will comprise more than #bd percent of the total ,united ,states population2 ,whereas the ,latino population in the ,united ,states is currently the third largest worldwide1 exceeding the size of the population in every ,latin ,american and ,caribbean country except ,mexico and ,brazil2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were more than #ah1gja1ahd ,latino children under the age of #ah 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 ratio of ,latino students is expected to rise to nearly #cj percent by #bjbg2 ,whereas #ai percent of all college students 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 from #aiif to #bjaf1 the number of ,hispanic students enrolled in schools1 colleges1 and universities in the ,united ,states doubled from #h4h million to #ag4i million1 and ,hispanics now make up #bb4g percent of all people enrolled in school2 ,whereas a record #ab1gjj1jjj ,latinos voted in the #bjaf ,presidential election1 representing a record #i4b 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 #bjcb2 ,whereas each year approximately #hjj1jjj ,latino citizens turn #ah years old and become eligible to vote1 a number that could grow to #a1jjj1jjj per year1 adding a potential #ah million 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 nationwide 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 and the rate of ,latino labor force participation is expected to grow to #bj percent by #bjbd1 accounting for #a_/e of the total labor force as a result of the fastest population growth of all the race and ethnicity groups in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas with #ff4a percent labor force participation1 ,latinos have the highest labor force participation rate of any racial or ethnic group1 resulting in the ,latino labor force expanding #c times as fast as the rest of the population2 ,whereas1 as of #bjag1 there were approximately #cbf1hjj ,latino elementary and middle school teachers1 #gg1jcc ,latino chief executives of businesses1 #ed1egf ,latino lawyers1 #gc1cgb ,latino physicians and surgeons1 and #ae1hie ,latino psychologists1 who contribute to the ,united ,states through their professions2 ,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 as of #bjai1 there are more than #bjj1jjj ,hispanic active duty servicemembers serving in the ,armed ,forces1 accounting for a total of more than #a1bjj1jjj ,hispanics who have served our country1 including #acf1jjj ,latinas2 ,whereas1 as of #bjah1 more than #cii1jjj ,hispanics have served in post-,september #aa1 #bjja1 overseas contingency operations1 representing #ab4a percent of the total veteran population who have served post-#i_/aa in operations in ,iraq and ,afghanistan2 ,whereas1 as of ,august #bjai1 at least #fhh ,united ,states military fatalities in ,iraq and ,afghanistan 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 the 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 ,rico1 known as the ,borinqueneers1 the only active duty1 segregated ,latino military unit in ,united ,states history2 ,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 #cf 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 heritage 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