,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ceb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #bf1 #bjai,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4       
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1
 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4         
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1  
,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez  
,masto1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1  
,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mrs4  
,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1
 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4     
,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,markey1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,scott
 of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,rosen1  
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4        
,schumer1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 
,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4       
,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1
 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and    
,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,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 #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 #ej ,states at more than  
#ei1jjj1jjj people1 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 
,whereas1 between ,july #a1 #bjjh1 and  
,july #a1 #bjah1 ,latinos grew the      
population of the ,united ,states by    
approximately #a1bjj1jjj individuals1   
accounting for more than #a_/b of the   
total population growth during that     
period2 ,whereas the ,latino population 
in the ,united ,states is projected to  
grow to #ajg1jjj1jjj people 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 country except ,mexico and  
,brazil2 ,whereas1 in #bjah1 there were 
more than #ah1gja1ahd ,latino children  
under #ah years of age in the ,united   
,states1 which represents approximately 
#a_/c of the total ,latino population in
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 from    

#aiif to #bjaf1 the number of ,hispanic 
students enrolled in schools1 colleges1 
and universities in the ,united ,states 
doubled from #h1hjj1jjj to #ag1ijj1jjj1 
and ,hispanics now make up #bb4g percent
 of all people enrolled in school 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 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     
,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 
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 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 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 #ff4a percent of ,latinos
 participating in the labor force1      
,latinos have the highest rate of       
participation in the 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 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  
members of the ,armed ,forces serving on
 active duty and approximately          
#a1bjj1jjj ,hispanic veterans of the    
,armed ,forces1 including #acf1jjj      
,latinas2 ,whereas1 as of #bjah1 more   
than #cii1jjj ,hispanics have served in 
post-,september #aa1 #bjja1 overseas    
contingency operations1 and ,hispanics  
represent #ab4a percent of the total    
number of veterans who have 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 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 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 #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       
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the           
celebration of ,hispanic ,heritage      
,month from ,september #ae1 #bjai1      
through ,october #ae1 #bjai2  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