IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Ms. Lee , and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Supporting the goals and ideals of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day on October 15, 2017, and for other purposes.

Whereas Hispanics and Latinos are the Nation’s largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group in the United States and according to the Census Bureau (2013) the Latino population in 2013 was 53,000,000, making up 17 percent of the United States population; Whereas in 2013, Latinos represented 17 percent of the United States population and accounted for 23 percent of HIV infections among adults and adolescents; Whereas in 2013, the rate of HIV infections for Latino males was 3 times greater than non-Hispanic White males and almost 4 times greater for Latino females than non-Hispanic White females; Whereas in 2010, Latinas accounted for nearly 1 in 5 deaths or 18 percent (3,513) among people with an HIV diagnosis; Whereas in 2010, Latinas accounted for 15 percent (1,400) of new HIV infections, and their HIV incidence rate was more than 4 times the rate for White women; Whereas in 2011, 63 percent of Latinos ages 18 and older had never been tested for HIV; Whereas among those who are HIV positive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 36 percent of Latinos were tested for HIV late in their illness, by comparison 31 percent of Blacks and 32 percent of Whites were tested late; Whereas a number of challenges contribute to the epidemic in Latino communities, including poverty, injection drug use, homophobia stigma and discrimination, limited access to health care, and language or cultural barriers in health care settings; and Whereas more than 125,051 Latinos with an AIDS diagnosis have died since the epidemic began, including 2,370 in 2010: Now, therefore, be it