H.Res. 561: Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-09-18 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-09-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

Plain summary

This resolution recognizes (1) the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and (2) the integral role of Latinos and their manifold heritage in the economy, culture, and identity of the United States.

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Official text

Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · 135 cosponsors

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Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Mike Levin (D-CA) and 75 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hres561.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres561 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116