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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 815 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 815

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

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2024

   Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Brown, Ms. Butler, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
 Lujan, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, 
 Ms. Warren, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Heinrich) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
               on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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 Senate--
            (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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