[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4726-S4727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 377--RECOGNIZING HISPANIC RESTAURANT WEEK AND THE 
   CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC RESTAURANT OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE 
                          RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

  Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Sinema, 
Ms. Rosen, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following resolution; 
which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 377

       Whereas Hispanic Restaurant Week is celebrated from 
     September 22, 2023, through October 3, 2023, during the 
     national celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from 
     September 15, 2023, through October 15, 2023;
       Whereas, in 2020, the Bureau of the Census estimated that 
     41,817 owners of accommodation and food service businesses 
     were Hispanic;
       Whereas the restaurant industry plays a significant role in 
     the economy of the United States as the second-largest 
     private sector employer in the United States;
       Whereas 25.1 percent of workers in the restaurant industry 
     are Hispanic;
       Whereas, according to the 2021 State of Latino 
     Entrepreneurship report, published by the Stanford Graduate 
     School of Business, during the last decade, Hispanic 
     entrepreneurs have started small businesses, including 
     restaurants, at a higher rate than any other demographic;
       Whereas, of the nearly 5,000,000 Hispanic-owned businesses 
     in the United States, the

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     restaurant industry has the second highest number of Hispanic 
     owners;
       Whereas 8 in 10 restaurant owners started their restaurant 
     industry careers in entry-level positions;
       Whereas 63 percent of adults in the United States have 
     worked in the restaurant industry, making it ``the Nation's 
     training ground''; and
       Whereas the restaurant industry employs more minority 
     managers than any other industry: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) celebrates Hispanic Restaurant Week; and
       (2) acknowledges--
       (A) the contributions of Hispanic owners and staff of the 
     restaurant industry to the United States economy; and
       (B) the fact that the restaurant industry provides 
     restaurant owners, chefs, dishwashers, and other staff the 
     opportunity to work hard, persevere, support their families, 
     and live the American Dream.

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