IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1235 
Recognizing the importance of engagement with the Latino community to 
get into the outdoors and participate in activities to protect United 
States natural resources, and expressing support for the designation 
of the third week of July as ‘‘Latino Conservation Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. OCASIO- 
CORTEZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. RUIZ, and Mr. GRIJALVA) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of engagement with the Latino 
community to get into the outdoors and participate in 
activities to protect United States natural resources, and 
expressing support for the designation of the third week 
of July as ‘‘Latino Conservation Week’’. 
Whereas ‘‘Latino Conservation Week’’ was created by the 
Hispanic Access Foundation to support the Latino com-
munity getting into the outdoors and participating in ac-
tivities to protect United States natural resources; 
Whereas, during this week, Latino community, nonprofit, 
faith-based, and government organizations and agencies 
across the United States will go on hiking or camping 
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•HRES 1235 IH 
outings in National Conservation Lands, national monu-
ments, and parks and other public lands, learn about 
conservation efforts in their community, and show their 
support for permanently protecting United States land, 
water, and air; 
Whereas local activities include communitywide public events, 
private events, film screenings, discussions, ground hikes, 
birdwatching, picnics, neighborhood cleanups, and more; 
Whereas national monument designations celebrate the 
Latino community’s contribution to this country, con-
tribute to local economies, and provide beautiful spaces 
for outdoor recreation; 
Whereas 78 percent of Latinos say they have directly experi-
enced the effects of climate change; 
Whereas two-thirds of Latinos say air pollution and contami-
nants in drinking water are serious threats to the health 
of their families; 
Whereas Latino children in the United States are twice as 
likely to die from asthma attacks due to the dispropor-
tionate pollution burdens their communities are exposed 
to; 
Whereas Latinos are more likely to lack access to health in-
surance and thus are less able to treat health ailments 
caused by exposure to poor air quality; 
Whereas access to natural spaces— 
(1) provides mental and physical health benefits; 
(2) can save almost three dollars in health care on 
every dollar spent on creating and maintaining park 
trails; and 
(3) helps mitigate climate change, extreme heat, and 
air pollution, and can aid economic recovery; 
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•HRES 1235 IH 
Whereas communities of color in the United States are 3 
times as likely as White communities to live in nature- 
deprived places, which means there are far fewer parks, 
forests, streams, beaches, and other natural places near 
Black, Latino, and Asian communities; 
Whereas Latinos are 21 percent more likely than non-His-
panic Whites to live in urban heat islands, or areas domi-
nated by asphalt and concrete without access to parks 
that provide shade for urban cooling; 
Whereas public lands are a key component of the Latino 
identity, and they weave a narrative of the diverse and 
complex history of the Nation; 
Whereas 84 percent of Latino voters in the West, and 89 per-
cent in the Chesapeake region, agree that the United 
States should create new national parks, national monu-
ments, national wildlife refuges, and Tribal protected 
areas to protect historic sites or areas for outdoor recre-
ation; 
Whereas 87 percent of Latino voters in the West, and 89 per-
cent in the Chesapeake region, support setting a national 
goal of conserving 30 percent of United States land, 
waters, and ocean by the year 2030; 
Whereas 89 percent of Latino voters in the Chesapeake re-
gion support the creation of new marine sanctuaries to 
protect ocean waters and wildlife; 
Whereas 92 percent of Latino voters support addressing the 
backlog of infrastructure repairs, reducing risk of 
wildfires, and natural resource protection on national 
public lands such as national parks by providing jobs and 
training to unemployed people; 
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•HRES 1235 IH 
Whereas Latinos are the largest minority group in America, 
with over 60,500,000 people making up 18 percent of the 
Nation’s population, and are projected to become nearly 
one-third of the population by 2050; 
Whereas 4,400,000 Latinos participate in fishing, averaging 
more outings per year than the general fishing popu-
lation; 
Whereas all communities should have equitable access to 
nearby green space, the ability to reach it, and features 
that honor and welcome diverse languages, inclusive his-
tories, and uses of parkland; and 
Whereas the third week of July is an appropriate week to 
designate as ‘‘Latino Conservation Week’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the Latino community’s commit-
ment to conservation and the importance of access 
to nature and getting outdoors; 
(2) recognizes that the future of public lands 
depends on engaging and welcoming diverse youth 
and Latino communities that already deeply care 
about the environment and feel a moral obligation to 
take care of it; and 
(3) supports the designation of ‘‘Latino Con-
servation Week’’. 
Æ 
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