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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 253 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 253

   Designating the week beginning September 18, 2017, as ``National 
                 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2017

Mr. Schumer (for Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Blumenthal, 
 Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, 
  Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Heller, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Heinrich)) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Designating the week beginning September 18, 2017, as ``National 
                 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.

Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are degree-granting institutions that have 
        a full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment of not less than 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 more than 470 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the United 
        States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent just 13 percent of all nonprofit 
        institutions of higher education, yet serve more than 63 percent of all 
        Hispanic undergraduate students, enrolling, in 2014, more than 1,750,000 
        Hispanic undergraduate students and more than 86,000 Hispanic graduate 
        students;
Whereas the number of ``emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions'', defined as 
        institutions that do not yet meet the threshold of 25 percent Hispanic 
        enrollment but serve a Hispanic student population of between 15 and 24 
        percent, grew to more than 300 colleges and universities in 2014;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 18 States and the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
        are located in 33 States and the District of Columbia;
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 the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics;
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 the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
            (2) designates the week beginning September 18, 2017, as 
        ``National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''; and
            (3) calls on the people of the United States and interested 
        groups to observe National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week 
        with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to 
        demonstrate support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
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