IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 561 
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and cul-
ture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions 
of Latinos to the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BASS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of 
Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CORREA, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS 
of California, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, 
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOMEZ, 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of 
California, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. 
HUFFMAN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 
KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. MATSUI, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MUR-
PHY of Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. NOR-
TON, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. LUJA´N, 
Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. TRAHAN, 
Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. YARMUTH, 
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Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
FOSTER, Ms. HOULAHAN, and Mr. HASTINGS) submitted 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, 2019, through October 15, 
2019, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage 
Month; 
Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates the Hispanic 
population living in the continental United States at over 
59,000,000, plus an additional 3,300,000 living in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, making Hispanic Ameri-
cans 18 percent of the total population of the United 
States and the largest racial or ethnic minority group in 
the United States; 
Whereas, in 2017, 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, Colo-
rado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, 
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 
Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington; 
Whereas between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2018, Latinos 
grew the United States population by approximately 
1,200,000 individuals, accounting for over 1⁄2 of the total 
population growth during that period; 
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Whereas, by 2065, the Latino population in the United 
States is projected to grow to 107,000,000, and the 
Latino population will comprise more than 24 percent of 
the total United States population; 
Whereas the Latino population in the United States is cur-
rently the third largest 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 18,701,184 Latino 
children under the age of 18 in the United States, which 
represents approximately 1⁄3 of the total Latino popu-
lation in the United States; 
Whereas more than 1 in 4 public school students in the 
United States are Latino, and the ratio of Latino stu-
dents is expected to rise to nearly 30 percent by 2027; 
Whereas 19 percent of all college students are Latino, mak-
ing 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, from 1996 to 2016, the number of Hispanic stu-
dents enrolled in schools, colleges, and universities in the 
United States doubled from 8.8 million to 17.9 million, 
and Hispanics now make up 22.7 percent of all people 
enrolled in school; 
Whereas a record 12,700,000 Latinos voted in the 2016 
Presidential election, representing a record 9.2 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 2032; 
Whereas each year approximately 800,000 Latino citizens 
turn 18 years old and become eligible to vote, a number 
that could grow to 1,000,000 per year, adding a potential 
18 million 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 em-
ployees 
nationwide 
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 the rate of Latino labor 
force participation is expected to grow to 20 percent by 
2024, accounting for 1⁄5 of the total labor force as a re-
sult of the fastest population growth of all the race and 
ethnicity groups in the United States; 
Whereas with 66.1 percent labor force participation, Latinos 
have the highest labor force participation rate of any ra-
cial or ethnic group, resulting in the Latino labor force 
expanding 3 times as fast as the rest of the population; 
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Whereas, as of 2017, there were approximately 326,800 
Latino elementary and middle school teachers, 77,033 
Latino chief executives of businesses, 54,576 Latino law-
yers, 73,372 Latino physicians and surgeons, and 15,895 
Latino psychologists, who contribute to the United States 
through their professions; 
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, as of 2019, there are more than 200,000 Hispanic 
active duty servicemembers serving in the Armed Forces, 
accounting for a total of more than 1,200,000 Hispanics 
who have served our country, including 136,000 Latinas; 
Whereas, as of 2018, more than 399,000 Hispanics have 
served in post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency 
operations, representing 12.1 percent of the total veteran 
population who have served post-9/11 in operations in 
Iraq and Afghanistan; 
Whereas, as of August 2019, at least 688 United States mili-
tary fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan were Hispanic; 
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 the con-
flict, even though Hispanics comprised only 4.5 percent 
of the population of the United States during the Viet-
nam war; 
Whereas approximately 148,000 Hispanic soldiers served in 
the Korean war, including the 65th Infantry Regiment of 
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