Whereas, from September 15, 2025, through October 15, 2025, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month;

Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates the Hispanic population living in the 50 States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at more than 68,000,000 people, making Hispanic Americans approximately 20 percent or 1/5 of the total population of the United States and the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the United States;

Whereas, in 2024, there were 1,000,000 or more Hispanic residents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in each of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington;

Whereas, from 2022 to 2024, the Latino population in the United States grew by 1.8 percent or 1,200,000 residents;

Whereas, from 2010 to 2022, Latinos grew the population of the United States by 13,080,000 individuals, accounting for more than 1/2 of the total population growth of the United States during that period;

Whereas the Latino population in the United States is projected to increase by nearly 8 percent by 2060;

Whereas, in 2022, approximately 19,000,000 children, or 26 percent of all children, in the United States were Hispanic;

Whereas, in 2022, 29 percent of public school students in the United States are Latino, and, in 2021, 9 percent of kindergarten through 12th grade teachers were Latino;

Whereas, by 2041, the number of Hispanic high school graduates is expected to grow by 16 percent;

Whereas, in 2023, approximately 21 percent of Latinos aged 25 or older held a bachelor’s degree;

Whereas, in 2022, approximately 20 percent of all enrolled postsecondary students were Latino;

Whereas, as of 2021, an estimated nearly 2,500,000 Latinos in the United States held advanced degrees;

Whereas an estimated 16,573,000 or 51 percent of eligible Hispanic voters in the United States reported they voted in the election of November 2024;

Whereas it is estimated that 77,247,271 Hispanic Americans will be 18 years of age or older, thus eligible to vote, by 2060;

Whereas it is estimated that, as of 2023, the purchasing power of Hispanic Americans was $3,400,000,000,000;

Whereas, measured by gross domestic product, the economy of Latinos in the United States ranks as the fifth largest in the world;

Whereas, as of 2023, Latino-owned businesses have created nearly 2/3 of all new jobs in the United States and contributed more than $100,000,000,000 in annual payroll;

Whereas, in 2023, Latinos in the United States contributed approximately $4,100,000,000,000, to the gross domestic product;

Whereas, as of 2025, Latinos have accounted for approximately 31 percent of the growth of the gross domestic product of the United States since 2019;

Whereas, between 2017 and 2022, Latino employers in the United States increased by 44.4 percent;

Whereas, in 2022, Latino individuals owned 7.9 percent of all employer businesses in the United States;

Whereas, as of 2023, Latino workers represented approximately 19.1 percent of the total civilian labor force of the United States, and, as a result of Latinos experiencing the fastest population growth of all race and ethnicity groups in the United States, the rate of Latino participation in the labor force is expected to grow;

Whereas, as of 2025, 67.1 percent of all Latinos in the United States participate in the labor force;

Whereas, as of 2024, 6.3 percent of chief executives in the United States were Latino, 9.7 percent of lawyers were Latino, 2.5 percent of postsecondary teachers were Latino, and 11.4 percent of civil engineers were Latino, all who contribute to the United States through their professions;

Whereas Hispanic Americans serve in all branches of the Armed Forces and have fought bravely in every war in the history of the United States since the American Revolution;

Whereas, as of 2024—

Whereas, as of 2023, Hispanic or Latino veterans made up 8 percent of the total veteran population in the United States;

Whereas, in the Korean war, the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, known as the Borinqueneers, was the only active duty, segregated Latino military unit in the history of the United States and earned more than 2,700 Purple Hearts, 9 Distinguished Service Crosses, and a Congressional Gold Medal for their service;

Whereas 60 Hispanic Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force bestowed on an individual serving in the Armed Forces;

Whereas, in 2020, Congress established the National Museum of the American Latino, which, when complete, will display the achievements, diversity, and legacy of the Hispanic community in the United States;

Whereas Hispanic Americans are dedicated public servants, holding posts at the highest levels of the Government of the United States, including 1 seat on the Supreme Court, 6 seats in the Senate, and 50 seats in the House of Representatives; and

Whereas Hispanic Americans harbor a deep commitment to family and community, an enduring work ethic, and a perseverance to succeed and contribute to society: Now, therefore, be it