IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1068 
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 13, 2018 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BASS, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CORREA, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. 
DEMINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ESTY of 
Connecticut, Mr. EVANS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. KEATING, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. KILDEE, 
Mr. KILMER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. LEE, Ms. 
LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New 
Mexico, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. 
NOLAN, 
Mr. 
NORCROSS, 
Ms. 
NORTON, 
Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, 
Mr. PETERS, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. POCAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, 
Miss RICE of New York, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, 
Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. DAVID
SCOTT
of Georgia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VARGAS, 
Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. 
GALLEGO, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. RICHMOND) submitted the 
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•HRES 1068 IH 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government 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, 2018, through October 15, 
2018, 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 
57,000,000, plus an additional 3,500,000 living in the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, making Hispanic Ameri-
cans almost 18 percent of the total population of the 
United States and the largest racial or ethnic minority 
group in the United States; 
Whereas, in 2016, 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, Nevada, New Jersey, 
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, 
Texas, and Washington; 
Whereas, between July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016, Latinos 
grew the United States population by approximately 
1,131,766 individuals, accounting for 1⁄2 of the total pop-
ulation growth during that period; 
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Whereas, by 2060, the Latino population in the United 
States is projected to grow to 119,000,000, and the 
Latino population will comprise more than 28.6 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 2016, there were more than 18,345,742 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 between the ages 
of 18 and 24 are Latino, making Latinos the largest ra-
cial or ethnic minority group on college campuses in the 
United States, including 2-year community colleges and 
4-year colleges and universities; 
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 
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 by 2032, adding a potential 
18 million new Latino voters by 2032; 
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