HISPANIC AMERICANS

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: address systemic racism and advance equity (see H.R. 3239), H2308 [11MY]

CDC: provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 2904), H2048 [26AP]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 645), H4165 [4AU]

Cinco de Mayo: observance (see S. Res. 196), S1534 [4MY]

Courts: recognize diaspora of Hispanic culture, and representation of Hispanics in legal profession and judiciary (see H. Res. 785), H5013 [13OC]

Crime: reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 519), H2959 [15JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2470), H1698 [3AP]

——— establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and campus and community access (see S. 848), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1630), H1292 [17MR]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 5478), H4344 [14SE]

——— promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (see S. 2813), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5469), H4344 [14SE]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 2690), H1845 [18AP]

Dept. of HHS: address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see S. 2476), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4884), H3949 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 2428), H1691 [30MR]

——— establish grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation in aviation workforce (see S. 1163), S1091 [30MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 602), H489 [27JA]

——— express support for naming of new or undedicated facilities after women and minority veterans in order to reflect diversity of all who have served in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 851), H5652 [8NO]

Día de los Muertos: observance (see H. Res. 832), H5229 [1NO]

Education: express support for increasing number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H. Res. 762), H4990 [6OC]

El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: observance (see S. Res. 192), S1505 [3MY]

FAA: authorize appropriations for Minority Serving Institutions Intern Program (see H.R. 3689), H2636 [25MY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit official documents from containing term ‘‘latinx’’ (see S. 2310), S2460 [13JY]

——— prohibit official documents from containing terms ‘‘latinx’’ and ‘‘latin-x’’ (see H.R. 2906), H2048 [26AP]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see S. 2257), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 4194), H2958 [15JN]

Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (see S. Res. 377), S4721 [27SE] (see H. Res. 714), H4456 [21SE]

Latinas: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions in U.S. (see S. Res. 104), S743 [9MR] (see H. Res. 754), H4950 [2OC]

Latino Conservation Week: designate (see H. Res. 601), H3858 [19JY]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]

López Obrador, Andrés M.: condemn statements on political interference in U.S. elections (see H. Res. 329), H2049 [26AP]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3548), H2456 [18MY]

——— address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 640), H4158 [1AU]

Molina, Gloria: tribute (see S. Res. 297), S2461 [13JY] (see H. Res. 553), H3142 [23JN]

National Cholesterol Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 496), S5962 [13DE] (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (see S. Res. 347), S4555 [18SE] (see H. Res. 682), H4297 [13SE]

National Latino and Latina Physician Day: designate (see H. Res. 734), H4714 [27SE]

National Latino/a Physician Day: designate (see S. Res. 389), S4892 [30SE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 172), H915 [27FE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 181), H970 [28FE]

Serna, Marcelino: authorize President to award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5521), H4379 [18SE]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY] (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2426 [17MY]

Women: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap (see S. Con. Res. 21), S4949 [4OC] (see H. Con. Res. 72), H4990 [6OC]

Essays

State of the Union: Samantha Urbina, S198 [1FE]

Remarks in House

Casa de Venezuela Orlando (organization): anniversary, E625 [30JN]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 645), E775 [15AU]

Financial services and general Government: prohibit funding to produce documents containing term ‘‘latinx’’ or term ‘‘latin-x’’, H5640 [8NO]

Grapevine, TX: tribute to Celebra Grapevine festival, E940 [6OC]

Hernandez, Joe D.: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship honoree, E896 [27SE]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H4307 [14SE], H4391 [19SE], H4442 [21SE], E838 [13SE], E904 [28SE], E965 [12OC], E969, E970, E971, E973, E974, E975, E976 [13OC], E1020, E1021, E1023 [26OC]

Latino Conservation Week: anniversary, H3648 [18JY]

Latino Health Access (organization): anniversary, E928 [3OC]

——— tribute to Promotor de Salud/Community Health Worker (CHW) model, E833 [12SE]

Latino Press (publication): anniversary, E842 [13SE]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 3548), H3601 [14JY]

Mujeres Latinas en Acción (organization): anniversary, H2734 [5JN], E501 [26MY]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: observance, E247 [23MR], E253, E254 [24MR]

Orange Coast College: anniversary of Puente Program, H2385 [17MY]

Ossining Padres Hispanos (organization): tribute, H2607 [25MY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (H. Res. 181), E161 [28FE]

Rodriguez, Andrea L.: National Association for Bilingual Education Being Bilingual Essay Competition winner, H713 [7FE]

Remarks in Senate

Atlanta, GA: anniversary of Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, S455 [16FE]

Colorado: recognize importance of decision in Francisco Maestas et al. v. George H. Shone et al. relative to school desegregation, S1458 [2MY]

Dept. of Education: promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students (S. 2813), S4528 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (S. 2476), S3525 [25JY]

El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans: observance (S. Res. 192), S1496 [3MY]

Federal agencies and departments: tribute to efforts to increase diversity in Federal agencies, S524 [28FE]

Hispanic Restaurant Week: observance (S. Res. 377), S4717 [27SE]

Molina, Gloria: tribute (S. Res. 297), S2962 [13JY]

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week: designate (S. Res. 347), S4564 [18SE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 221), S1754, S1755 [18MY]

National Minority Mental Health Month: observance, S3743 [27JY]

Ser Familia, Inc.: tribute, S505 [27FE]

WLKQ–Radio La Raza (Suwanee, GA): anniversary, S1740 [18MY]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 19, U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation, S3772 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 21, recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing gender wage gap, S4957 [4OC]

S. Res. 104, recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in U.S., S749 [9MR]

S. Res. 192, El Dia de los Niños—Celebrating Young Americans, S1514 [3MY]

S. Res. 196, Cinco de Mayo, S1537 [4MY]

S. Res. 221, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, S1751 [18MY]

S. Res. 297, tribute to Gloria Molina, S2465 [13JY]

S. Res. 347, National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, S4557 [18SE]

S. Res. 377, Hispanic Restaurant Week, S4726 [27SE]

S. Res. 389, National Latino/a Physician Day, S4892 [30SE]

S. Res. 496, National Cholesterol Education Month and LDL-C Awareness Day, S5964 [13DE]