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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1437 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1437

  Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as ``National 
                 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2024

 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon, Mr. Grijalva, 
Mr. Ciscomani, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garcia of 
   Illinois, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
  Stansbury, Mr. Costa, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
 Soto, Mr. Correa, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Vargas, 
 Ms. Crockett, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
   Doggett, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Robert Garcia of 
   California, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
Peters, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Garcia of Texas, 
 Ms. Titus, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Casar, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mrs. 
 Torres of California, Mr. Cardenas, Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer, Ms. Lofgren, 
  Mr. Veasey, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Harder of California, Mrs. McBath, Mr. 
 Frost, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, Ms. Escobar, 
 Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Trone, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Green of 
  Texas, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Porter, Ms. Ocasio-
 Cortez, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, 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 
        low-income and underserved students and creating opportunities and 
        increasing access to higher education for such students;
Whereas, in the 2022-2023 academic year, 600 Hispanic-serving institutions 
        operated in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto 
        Rico, enrolling more than 5,200,000 students;
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are engines of economic mobility and a 
        major contributor to the economic prosperity of the United States;
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions represent 20 percent of all institutions 
        of higher education, yet serve 31.7 percent of all undergraduate 
        students and 66.2 percent of all Hispanic undergraduate students;
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are located in 28 States, the District of 
        Columbia, and Puerto Rico;
Whereas 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 24.9 percent, stands at 412 institutions operating in 
        43 States and the District of Columbia;
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are actively involved in empowering 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 
        (commonly known as ``STEM'');
Whereas 9 of the top 10 institutions of higher education ranked by the Social 
        Mobility Index were Hispanic-serving institutions;
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions 
        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 House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of Hispanic-
        serving institutions across the United States;
            (2) expresses support for the designation of ``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 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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