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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 381 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Latino AIDS Awareness Day’’ 
on October 15, 2013, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2013 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) sub-
mitted 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, 2013, 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 2010, Latinos represented approximately 16 per-
cent of the United States population, but accounted for 
21 percent (10,731) of new HIV infections and 19 per-
cent (165,159) of people living with HIV infection; 
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•HRES 381 IH 
Whereas in 2010, Latinos also accounted for 21 percent of 
new AIDS diagnoses in 2011 (AIDS being the most ad-
vanced form of HIV disease); 
Whereas in 2010, the rate of new HIV infections per 100,000 
Latino adults and adolescents was the second highest of 
any racial or ethnic group, over 3 times that of Whites, 
but less than half that of Blacks; 
Whereas in 2010, Latinos accounted for nearly 1 in 5 deaths 
or 18 percent (3,513) among people with an HIV diag-
nosis; 
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 
have 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 ill-
ness, 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 ac-
cess to health care, and language or cultural barriers in 
health care settings; and 
Whereas more than 96,200 Latinos with an AIDS diagnosis 
have died since the epidemic began, including 2,370 in 
2010: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 381 IH 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of ‘‘National 
Latino AIDS Awareness Day’’; 
(2) salutes more than 165,159 Latino AIDS 
survivors in the United States and the efforts of in-
dividuals living with HIV/AIDS, volunteers, and pro-
fessionals who combat AIDS each day; 
(3) encourages State and local governments, in-
cluding public health agencies and media organiza-
tions, to recognize and support ‘‘National Latino 
AIDS Awareness Day’’, publicize its importance 
among communities, and encourage individuals, es-
pecially Latinos, to get tested for HIV; 
(4) commends the work of AIDS service organi-
zations and community and faith-based organiza-
tions that are providing effective, evidence-based, 
prevention, treatment, care, and support services to 
people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS; 
(5) supports the implementation of the National 
HIV/AIDS Strategy and its goals to reduce new 
HIV infections, increase access to care and improve 
health outcomes for people living with HIV, reduce 
HIV-related disparities and health inequities, and 
achieve a more coordinated national response to the 
HIV/AIDS epidemic; 
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•HRES 381 IH 
(6) supports effective and comprehensive HIV 
prevention education programs to promote the early 
identification of HIV through voluntary routine test-
ing, and to connect those in need to clinically and 
culturally appropriate care and treatment; 
(7) supports appropriate funding of HIV/AIDS 
prevention, care, treatment, research, and housing, 
including community-based approaches to fight stig-
ma, discrimination, and homophobia; and 
(8) encourages a comprehensive prevention and 
treatment strategy that empowers public health 
workers, educators, faith leaders, community-based 
organizations, and other stakeholders to engage 
their communities to help decrease violence, dis-
crimination, and stigma towards individuals who dis-
close their sexual orientation or HIV status, and 
normalize voluntary testing practices. 
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