,,iv  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #bg1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,salinas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,barragn1
 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,castro of  
,texas1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4        
,mullin1 ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california1   
,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4    
,crockett1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4
 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,mr4 ,hernndez1  
,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4   
,carter of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 
,leger ,fernandez1 ,mrs4 ,torres of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,rivas1 ,mr4          
,cisneros1 and ,mr4 ,gomez7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,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             
approximately #ca1jjj1jjj ,latinas      
living in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1
 approximately #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 service2 ,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     

,court of the ,united ,states1          
,cabinet-level positions1 the ,united   
,states ,senate1 and the ,united ,states
 ,house of ,representatives2 ,whereas   
there are approximately #de1gaj ,latinas
 serving in the ,armed ,forces1 and the 
first ,latina to become a general in the
 ,marine ,corps reached that rank in    
#bjjf2 ,whereas ,latinas are breaking   
the glass ceiling in science1           
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics1 with the first ,latina to  
travel into space doing so during a     
#i-;day ,space ,shuttle ,discovery      
mission in #aiic2 ,whereas ,latinas     
contributed #a1cjj1jjj1jjj to the       
,united ,states gross domestic product  
in #bjba2 ,whereas ,latina activists    
have led the fight for civil rights1    
including labor rights1 ,,lgbtq rights1 
women's rights1 and racial equality2    
,whereas ,latinas like ,hollywood icon  
,raquel ,welch have created             
award-winning art2 ,whereas ,latinas are
 recipients of ,emmy1 ,grammy1 ,oscar1  

and ,tony awards1 including ,rita       
,moreno1 who earned all #d awards       
between #aifa and #aigg2 ,whereas       
,latina singers and songwriters1 such as
 ,selena1 ,celia ,cruz1 ,shakira1       
,gloria ,estefan1 and ,linda ,ronstadt1 
have made lasting and significant       
contributions to music throughout the   
world2 ,whereas ,latinas serve in the   
medical profession1 and the first female
 and first ,hispanic ,surgeon ,general  
of the ,united ,states was appointed in 
#aiij2 ,whereas ,latinas serve as       
journalists1 reporting vital news and   
information to the public2 ,whereas     
,latinas are world-class athletes1      
representing the ,united ,states in the 
,olympics and other international       
competitions2 ,whereas ,latinas working 
full-time1 year-round are paid just #eh 
cents for every dollar paid to ,white1  
non-,hispanic men1 and over a #dj year  
career1 a ,latina with a professional   
degree could lose more than #b1ijj1jjj  
in wages2 ,whereas1 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 the      
population of ,latinas in the ,united   
,states is projected to be #dh1hcd1jjj3 
,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