IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 262 
Supporting the observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on 
October 15th, 2005, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2005 
Ms. SOLIS (for herself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. 
WAXMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MORAN of 
Virginia, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LINDA T. 
SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 
Mr. SERRANO, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ZOE 
LOFGREN of California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, 
Mr. WYNN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. WATSON, 
Mr. BECERRA, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mrs. BONO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
ENGEL, Mr. STARK, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. BACA, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mrs. 
CAPPS, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. PASTOR) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Supporting the observance of National Latino AIDS Aware-
ness Day on October 15th, 2005, and for other purposes.
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Whereas Latinos represent only 14 percent of the population 
of the United States and account for 20 percent of AIDS 
cases nationally; 
Whereas 40,000 new cases of HIV are expected to be diag-
nosed in the United States every year; 
Whereas AIDS-related illnesses represent the fourth leading 
cause of death among Latinos ages 25 to 44; 
Whereas, among racial and ethnic groups, Latinos are rated 
the second highest in the number of diagnoses of AIDS; 
Whereas education and yearly examinations are the key com-
ponents of early detection; 
Whereas observing a National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 
would provide a special opportunity to offer education on 
the importance of annual examinations; and 
Whereas it would be appropriate to observe October 15, 
2005, as National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) supports the observance of National Latino 
AIDS Awareness Day in order to provide a special 
opportunity to offer education on the importance of 
prevention and treatment; 
(2) salutes the more than 76,000 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;
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(3) recognizes and applauds national and com-
munity organizations for their work in promoting 
awareness about AIDS, providing information, and 
offering treatment to those who suffer from the dis-
ease; and 
(4) urges organizations and health practitioners 
to use this opportunity to promote awareness about 
AIDS, and to support and to encourage yearly test-
ing. 
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