[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 428 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 428

Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the 
                             United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2018

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, 
 Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
   Sanders, Mr. Brown, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Udall, Mr. 
 Bennet, Mr. Coons, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Warren, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Hassan, Ms. 
 Harris, Ms. Smith, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the 
                             United States.

Whereas the United States celebrates National Women's History Month every March 
        to recognize and honor the achievements of women throughout the history 
        of the United States;
Whereas there are more than 27,000,000 Latinas living in the United States;
Whereas one in six women in the United States is a Latina;
Whereas Latinas have helped shape the history of the United States since its 
        inception;
Whereas Latinas contribute to the society of the United States through working 
        in many industries, including business, education, science and 
        technology, medicine, engineering, mathematics, literature and the arts, 
        the military, agriculture, hospitality, and public service at every 
        level of government;
Whereas Latinas come from diverse cultures across North America, Central 
        America, and the Caribbean, and Afro-Latinas face disparities in 
        recognition;
Whereas Latinas are dedicated public servants, holding posts at the highest 
        levels of the Federal Government, including the Supreme Court of the 
        United States, the United States Senate, and the United States House of 
        Representatives;
Whereas Latinas make up an estimated 15 percent of women in the Armed Forces, 
        and in 2006 Angela Salina became the first Latina general in the United 
        States Marine Corps;
Whereas Latinas are breaking the glass ceiling in the science, technology, 
        engineering, and mathematics fields, such as Ellen Ochoa, who became the 
        first Latina to go into space during a 9-day Space Shuttle Discovery 
        mission in 1993;
Whereas Latinas own more than 1,400,000 businesses and 1 in 9 women-owned 
        companies in the United States is owned by a Latina;
Whereas Latina activists have led the fight for civil rights, including Dolores 
        Huerta who cofounded the United Farm Workers and advocates for the 
        rights of immigrants, agricultural workers, and women;
Whereas Latinas create award-winning art and are recipients of Emmy, Grammy, 
        Oscar, and Tony awards, including Rita Moreno who earned all 4 awards 
        between 1961 and 1977;
Whereas Latina singers and songwriters, like Selena, also known as the Queen of 
        Tejano music, and Celia Cruz, also known as the Queen of Salsa, have 
        made lasting and significant contributions to music throughout the 
        world;
Whereas Latinas serve in the medical profession, including Antonia Novello, who 
        became the first female and first Hispanic Surgeon General of the United 
        States in 1990;
Whereas Latinas are paid just 55 cents for every dollar paid to White, non-
        Hispanic men;
Whereas, in the face of societal obstacles, including unequal pay, disparities 
        in education, health care needs, and civil rights struggles, Latinas 
        continue to break through and thrive;
Whereas the United States should continue to invest in the future of Latinas to 
        address the barriers they face; and
Whereas, by 2060, Latinas will represent one third of the female population of 
        the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates and honors the successes of Latinas and the 
        contributions they have made and continue to make to the United 
        States; and
            (2) recognizes the changes that are still to be made to 
        ensure that Latinas can realize their full potential as equal 
        members of society.
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