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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1136 

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 States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 

CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. 

JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of 

New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COX of California, Mr. CROW, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 

ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 

FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GREEN of 

Texas, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. 

HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. 

HOULAHAN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. LEVIN of 

California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 

MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MUCARSELPOWELL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. RASKIN, Miss 

RICE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SOTO, 

Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. TORRES of 

California, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 

TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON

of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CISNEROS, and Mr. AGUILAR) submitted 


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the following resolution; 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 

States. 

Whereas, from September 15, 2020, through October 15, 

2020, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage 

Month; 

Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates the Hispanic 

population living in the 50 States at more than 

60,000,000 individuals, plus an additional 3,200,000 individuals living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

making Hispanic Americans 18 percent of the total population of the United States and the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the United States; 

Whereas, in 2018, there were close to 1,000,000 or more 

Latino residents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

and in each of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, 

New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington; 

Whereas, between 2010 and 2019, Latinos grew the population of the United States by approximately 9,829,000 

individuals, accounting for more than 1⁄2 of the total population growth of the United States during that period; 


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Whereas the Latino population in the United States is projected to grow to 107,000,000 individuals by 2065, at 

which point the Latino population will comprise more 

than 24 percent of the total population of the United 

States; 

Whereas the Latino population in the United States is currently the third largest population of Latinos worldwide, 

exceeding the size of the population in every Latin American and Caribbean country, except Mexico and Brazil; 

Whereas, in 2018, there were more than 18,878,000 Latino 

children less than 18 years of age in the United States, 

which represents approximately 1⁄3 of the total Latino 

population in the United States; 

Whereas more than 1 in 4 public school students in the 

United States are Latino, and the share of Latino students is expected to rise to nearly 30 percent by 2027; 

Whereas 19 percent of all college students in the United 

States are Latino, making Latinos the second largest racial or ethnic minority group enrolled in higher education 

in the United States, including 2-year community colleges 

and 4-year colleges and universities; 

Whereas, between 1996 and 2016, the number of Hispanic 

students enrolled in schools, colleges, and universities in 

the United States more than doubled from 8,800,000 to 

17,900,000, and Hispanics now make up 22.7 percent of 

the individuals enrolled in school in the United States; 

Whereas a record 32,000,000 Latinos will be eligible to vote 

in the 2020 Presidential election, representing 13.3 percent of the electorate in the United States; 

Whereas the number of eligible Latino voters is expected to 

rise to 40,000,000 by 2030, accounting for 40 percent of 


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the growth in the eligible electorate in the United States 

by 2030; 

Whereas, each year, approximately 800,000 Latino citizens of 

the United States reach 18 years of age and become eligible to vote, a number that could grow to 1,000,000 per 

year, potentially adding 18,000,000 new Latino voters by 

2032; 

Whereas, in 2018, the annual purchasing power of Hispanic 

Americans was an estimated $1,700,000,000,000, which 

is an amount greater than the economy of all except 17 

countries in the world; 

Whereas there are more than 4,370,000 Hispanic-owned 

firms in the United States, supporting millions of employees across the United States and contributing more 

than $1,700,000,000 in revenue to the economy of the 

United States; 

Whereas Hispanic-owned businesses represent the fastest 

growing segment of small businesses in the United 

States, with Latino-owned businesses growing at more 

than 15 times the national rate; 

Whereas, as of August 2018, more than 28,000,000 Latino 

workers represented 17 percent of the total civilian labor 

force of the United States, and, as a result of Latinos experiencing the fastest population growth of all race and 

ethnicity groups in the United States, the rate of Latino 

participation in the labor force is expected to grow to 20 

percent by 2024, accounting for 1⁄5 of the total labor 

force; 

Whereas, with 65.3 percent of Latinos participating in the 

labor force of the United States, Latinos have the highest 

rate of participation in that labor force of any racial or 


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ethnic group, resulting in an expansion of the Latino 

labor force at a rate that is 3 times as fast as the rest 

of the population of the United States; 

Whereas, as of 2019, there were approximately 367,608 

Latino elementary and middle school teachers, 99,324 

Latino chief executives of businesses, 71,920 Latino lawyers, 83,448 Latino physicians and surgeons, and 24,102 

Latino psychologists, who contribute to the United States 

through their professions; 

Whereas, during the COVID–19 pandemic, Latinos and 

Latinas disproportionately work in essential service jobs 

that help prevent the economy of the United States from 

collapsing, such as jobs in health care facilities, farms, 

factories, grocery stores, and public transportation; 

Whereas Hispanic Americans serve in all branches of the 

Armed Forces and have fought bravely in every war in 

the history of the United States; 

Whereas, in 2019, more than 200,000 Hispanic members of 

the Armed Forces served on active duty, and there were 

approximately 1,200,000 Hispanic veterans of the Armed 

Forces, including 136,000 Latinas; 

Whereas, as of 2018, more than 399,000 Hispanics had 

served in post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency 

operations, and Hispanics represented 12.1 percent of the 

total number of veterans who had served in operations in 

Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001; 

Whereas, as of August 2019, at least 688 fatalities in Iraq 

and Afghanistan were members of the Armed Forces who 

were Hispanic; 


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Whereas an estimated 200,000 Hispanics were mobilized for 

World War I, and approximately 500,000 Hispanics 

served in World War II; 

Whereas more than 80,000 Hispanics served in the Vietnam 

war, representing 5.5 percent of individuals who made 

the ultimate sacrifice for the United States in that conflict, even though Hispanics comprised only 4.5 percent 

of the population of the United States during the Vietnam war; 

Whereas approximately 148,000 Hispanic soldiers served in 

the Korean war, including the 65th Infantry Regiment of 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (commonly known as 

the ‘‘Borinqueneers’’), the only active duty, segregated 

Latino military unit in the history of the United States; 

Whereas 60 Hispanic Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force bestowed on an individual 

serving in the Armed Forces; 

Whereas Hispanic Americans are dedicated public servants, 

holding posts at the highest levels of the Government of 

the United States, including 1 seat on the Supreme 

Court of the United States, 4 seats in the Senate, and 

43 seats in the House of Representatives; and 

Whereas Hispanic Americans harbor a deep commitment to 

family and community, an enduring work ethic, and a 

perseverance to succeed and contribute to society: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the celebration of Hispanic Her3 itage Month; 


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1 (2) esteems the integral role of Latinos and the 

2 manifold heritages of Latinos in the economy, cul3 ture, and identity of the United States; and 

4 (3) urges the people of the United States to ob5 serve Hispanic Heritage Month with appropriate 

6 programs and activities that celebrate the contribu7 tions of Latinos to the United States. 

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