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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 208 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Latino AIDS Awareness Day’’ 

on October 15, 2017, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2017 

Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. LEE, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Latino AIDS 

Awareness Day’’ on October 15, 2017, and for other 

purposes. 

Whereas Hispanics and Latinos are the Nation’s largest and 

fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United 

States and according to the Census Bureau (2013) the 

Latino population in 2013 was 53,000,000, making up 

17 percent of the United States population; 

Whereas in 2013, Latinos represented 17 percent of the 

United States population and accounted for 23 percent of 

HIV infections among adults and adolescents; 

Whereas in 2013, the rate of HIV infections for Latino males 

was 3 times greater than non-Hispanic White males and 


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almost 4 times greater for Latino females than non-Hispanic White females; 

Whereas in 2010, Latinas accounted for nearly 1 in 5 deaths 

or 18 percent (3,513) among people with an HIV diagnosis; 

Whereas in 2010, Latinas accounted for 15 percent (1,400) 

of new HIV infections, and their HIV incidence rate was 

more than 4 times the rate for White women; 

Whereas in 2011, 63 percent of Latinos ages 18 and older 

had never been tested for HIV; 

Whereas among those who are HIV positive, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 36 

percent of Latinos were tested for HIV late in their illness, by comparison 31 percent of Blacks and 32 percent 

of Whites were tested late; 

Whereas a number of challenges contribute to the epidemic 

in Latino communities, including poverty, injection drug 

use, homophobia stigma and discrimination, limited access to health care, and language or cultural barriers in 

health care settings; and 

Whereas more than 125,051 Latinos with an AIDS diagnosis 

have died since the epidemic began, including 2,370 in 

2010: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 

3 Latino AIDS Awareness Day’’; 

4 (2) salutes more than 165,159 Latino AIDS 

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1 dividuals living with HIV/AIDS, volunteers, and pro2 fessionals who combat AIDS each day; 

3 (3) encourages State and local governments, in4 cluding public health agencies and media organiza5 tions, to recognize and support ‘‘National Latino 

6 AIDS Awareness Day’’, publicize its importance 

7 among communities, and encourage individuals, es8 pecially Latinos, to get tested for HIV; 

9 (4) commends the work of AIDS service organi10 zations and community and faith-based organiza11 tions that are providing effective, evidence-based 

12 prevention, treatment, care, and support services to 

13 people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS; 

14 (5) supports the implementation of the National 

15 HIV/AIDS Strategy and its goals to reduce new 

16 HIV infections, increase access to care and improve 

17 health outcomes for people living with HIV, reduce 

18 HIV-related disparities and health inequities, and 

19 achieve a more coordinated national response to the 

20 HIV/AIDS epidemic; 

21 (6) supports effective and comprehensive HIV 

22 prevention education programs to promote the early 

23 identification of HIV through voluntary routine test24 ing, and to connect those in need to clinically and 

25 culturally appropriate care and treatment; 


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1 (7) supports appropriate funding of HIV/AIDS 

2 prevention, care, treatment, research, and housing, 

3 including community-based approaches to fight stig4 ma, discrimination, and homophobia; and 

5 (8) encourages a comprehensive prevention and 

6 treatment strategy that empowers public health 

7 workers, educators, faith leaders, community-based 

8 organizations, and other stakeholders to engage 

9 their communities to help decrease violence, dis10 crimination, and stigma towards individuals who dis11 close their sexual orientation or HIV status, and 

12 normalize voluntary testing practices. 

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