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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 319 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 319

    Designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National 
                  Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2019

Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. 
Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Rosen, 
    Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Braun) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
    Designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National 
                  Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are degree-granting institutions that have 
        a full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment of at least 25 percent 
        Hispanic students;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions play an important role in educating many 
        underprivileged students and helping those students attain their full 
        potential through higher education;
Whereas 523 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the United States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent just over 15 percent of all 
        nonprofit institutions of higher education, yet serve 26.8 percent of 
        all students and 66 percent of all Hispanic students, enrolling 
        2,066,468 Hispanics;
Whereas, in September 2019, the number of ``emerging Hispanic-Serving 
        Institutions'', defined as institutions that do not yet meet the 
        threshold of 25 percent Hispanic full-time equivalent enrollment but 
        serve a Hispanic student population of between 15 and 24 percent, stands 
        at 328 institutions operating in 35 States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 25 States, the District of 
        Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
        are located in 35 States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are actively involved in stabilizing and 
        improving the communities in which the institutions are located;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are leading efforts to increase Hispanic 
        participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM);
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to 
        the United States strengthens the culture of the United States; and
Whereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving Institutions deserve 
        national recognition: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of Hispanic-
        Serving Institutions across the United States and in Puerto 
        Rico;
            (2) designates the week beginning September 16, 2019, as 
        ``National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''; and
            (3) calls on the people of the United States and interested 
        groups to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies, 
        activities, and programs to demonstrate support for Hispanic-
        Serving Institutions.
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