HISPANIC AMERICANS

Articles and editorials

Las Vegas Dance Troupe To Perform in Inaugural Parade, E234 [4MR]

Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration, H943 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (see S. 1174), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 1726), H2349 [25AP]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 122), S3030 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see S. 1408), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

Dept. of Labor: prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 546), H411 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide technical or financial assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions for the establishment of historic preservation training and degree programs (see S. 1838), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 3178), H5832 [25SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 125), S3030 [25AP]

Education: promote innovative education practices, help States and local educational agencies ensure high-quality English proficiency instruction, and provide college and career knowledge to English learners (see S. 1043), S3843 [23MY]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 246), S6647 [19SE] (see H. Res. 363), H5922 [27SE]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7310 [20NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 838), H659 [26FE]

Medicare: eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 240), S6597 [18SE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 381), H6545 [11OC]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 145), S3569 [16MY]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 9), S1950 [19MR] (see H. Con. Res. 26), H1630 [19MR]

Sangre de Cristo National Historic Pak: establish (see S. 503), S1269 [7MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (see S. 568), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1217), H1547 [15MR]

Letters

Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act: Marc Rodriguez and Javier Palomarez, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2653 [15AP]

Lists

Famous Hispanic inventors, H7544 [5DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), H2303, H2304 [25AP]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to the Hispanic-American Veterans’ Memorial, E856 [14JN]

California: anniversary of California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, E1259 [9SE]

Climate: global warming, H5594 [18SE]

Columbus, GA: tribute to Tri-City Latino Festival, E1363 [23SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow certain small community irrigation associations to be eligible for Environmental Quality Incentives Program funding, H3867 [19JN]

Dept. of Defense: tribute to Army 65th Infantry Regiment, E1525 [16OC]

Dept. of HHS: prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (H.R. 3322), E1722 [20NO]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (H.R. 2893), E1535 [22OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (H.R. 1251), H1641 [20MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Latin American Youth Center, E572 [26AP]

Dominican Medical Association, Inc.: anniversary, E522 [23AP], E531 [24AP], E578 [26AP]

Economy: impact of illegal aliens, H4205 [8JY]

Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2283–H2289 [24AP]

El Concilio (organization): anniversary, E1606 [30OC]

Florida International University: College of Education ‘‘Creating Latino Access to a Valuable Education’’ (CLAVE) Program Excelencia in Education (organization) ‘‘Example of Excelencia’’ honoree, E1391 [27SE]

——— tribute, H5794 [20SE]

Garcia, Catalina: Hispanic 100 (organization) Latina Living Legend award recipient, E1596 [29OC]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H5598 [18SE], H5897 [27SE], E1385 [26SE], E1454, E1456 [8OC], E1474 [10OC], E1493, E1494 [11OC], E1511, E1514 [15OC], E1524–E1526, E1528 [16OC], E1541 [22OC], E1650, E1651 [13NO], E1757 [2DE]

KBBF–Radio (Calistoga, CA): anniversary, E683 [16MY]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, H4991, H4992, H4993 [24JY]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to the Comparza Morelense dance troupe, E234 [4MR]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7386 [2DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), E1158 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 838), E195 [26FE]

Madrid, Sandra E.: Seattle, WA, Latino City Employees (organization) Latino Heritage Award recipient, E1883 [16DE]

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation: anniversary, E402 [9AP]

Mexican-American Council: tribute, E587 [3MY]

Miami, FL: anniversary of Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, E1737 [21NO]

Minorities: emergency mortality rate of minority individuals, H4853 [22JY]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2416–H2424 [6MY], E548 [25AP]

National Alliance for Hispanic Health: anniversary, E74 [29JA]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: observance, H5794 [20SE]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1535 [22OC]

National Parent Teacher Association: observance of Month of the Hispanic Child, H5598 [18SE]

Navarro, Monica: San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists Henry Guerra Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism recipient, E1335 [18SE]

New York (NY) El Diario La Prensa: anniversary, E1630, E1634 [12NO]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H. Con. Res. 26), E334 [19MR]

Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida, Inc.: anniversary, H5863 [26SE]

Republican Party: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish the Smithsonian American Latino Museum (H.R. 1217), E316 [15MR]

Solley, Anna: Valle del Sol (organization) Latino Advocacy Champion Award recipient, E1345 [19SE]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H4092, H4094, H4095 [27JN], H5039 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Cinco de Mayo: observance (S. Res. 122), S3060 [25AP]

Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 125), S3060 [25AP]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S6548, S6593 [18SE]

——— observance (S. Res. 246), S6672 [19SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S3849 [23MY], S8089 [18NO]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 240), S6609 [18SE]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 145), S3585 [16MY]

Peralta, Rafael: award Medal of Honor posthumously (S. Con. Res. 9), S1956 [19MR]

Puerto Rico: tribute to the Borinqueneers, 65th Infantry Regiment, S3527 [15MY]

Sangre de Cristo National Historic Pak: establish (S. 503), S1271 [7MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, S6509 [17SE]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 9, award Rafael Peralta the Medal of Honor posthumously, S1955 [19MR]

S. Res. 122, Cinco de Mayo, S3048 [25AP]

S. Res. 125, Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans, S3049 [25AP]

S. Res. 145, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Awareness Month, S3582 [16MY]

S. Res. 240, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S6602 [18SE]

S. Res. 246, Hispanic Heritage Month, S6663 [19SE]