[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 262 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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. Sanchez 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 Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Velazquez, 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. Fortuno, Mrs. Bono, Mr. 
 Schiff, Mr. Engel, Mr. Stark, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Baca, Mr. 
   Kildee, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mrs. 
Capps, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Pastor) submitted the following concurrent 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the observance of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on 
              October 15th, 2005, and for other purposes.

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 diagnosed 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 components 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 individuals living with 
        HIV/AIDS, volunteers, and professionals who combat AIDS each 
        day;
            (3) recognizes and applauds national and community 
        organizations for their work in promoting awareness about AIDS, 
        providing information, and offering treatment to those who 
        suffer from the disease; and
            (4) urges organizations and health practitioners to use 
        this opportunity to promote awareness about AIDS, and to 
        support and to encourage yearly testing.
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