IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1406 
Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2022, to October 
2, 2022, as ‘‘Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- 
serving institutions Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BERA, Mr. CASE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. KAHELE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 
MENG, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. SAN 
NICOLAS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, and Mr. TRONE) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 
2022, to October 2, 2022, as ‘‘Asian American and Na-
tive 
American 
Pacific 
Islander-serving 
institutions 
Week’’. 
Whereas the Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions program was originally author-
ized on September 27, 2007, by the College Cost Reduc-
tion and Access Act of 2007; 
Whereas 2022 marks the 15th anniversary of the establish-
ment of Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions by Congress; 
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•HRES 1406 IH 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions are degree-granting, postsec-
ondary institutions that have an undergraduate enroll-
ment of no less than 10 percent Asian American, Native 
Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students; 
Whereas the purpose of the Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institutions program is 
to improve the availability and quality of postsecondary 
education programs to serve Asian American, Native Ha-
waiian, and Pacific Islander students; 
Whereas, since 2007, over 250 colleges and universities have 
been eligible Asian American and Native American Pa-
cific Islander-serving institutions throughout the United 
States, including the United States territories in the Pa-
cific; 
Whereas, today, there are currently 199 eligible Asian Amer-
ican and Native American Pacific Islander-serving insti-
tutions operating in the United States, including the 
United States territories in the Pacific; 
Whereas, as of the 2021–2022 academic year, 50 Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving 
institutions in the United States, including the United 
States territories in the Pacific, are receiving or have re-
ceived grant funds authorized under title III of the High-
er Education Act of 1965; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions are of critical importance, as 
they enroll and graduate large proportions of Asian 
American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander college 
students, the majority of whom are overwhelmingly low- 
income and first-generation; 
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•HRES 1406 IH 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions comprise only 6.1 percent of 
all institutions of higher education, yet enroll over 40 
percent of all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pa-
cific Islander undergraduate students in the United 
States, including the United States territories in the Pa-
cific; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions employ many of the Nation’s 
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 
faculty, staff, and administrators; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions award nearly half of the asso-
ciate’s degrees and over one-third of the bachelor’s de-
grees attained by all Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 
and Pacific Islander college students in the United 
States, including the United States territories in the Pa-
cific; 
Whereas over half of funded Asian American and Native 
American Pacific Islander-serving institutions maintain 
an Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Is-
lander enrollment of over 20 percent; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions play a vital role in preserving 
the diverse culture, experiences, heritage, and history of 
Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Island-
ers; 
Whereas Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions create culturally relevant aca-
demic and cocurricular programs, research, and services 
which increase retention, transfer, and graduation rates, 
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•HRES 1406 IH 
while also enhancing the overall educational experiences 
of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Is-
lander students; 
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Asian American 
and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions 
strengthens the culture of the United States; and 
Whereas the achievements and goals of Asian American and 
Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions de-
serve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the achievements and goals of 
Asian American and Native American Pacific Is-
lander-serving institutions in their work to provide 
quality educational opportunities to Asian American, 
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other stu-
dents who attend their institutions; 
(2) encourages institutions of higher education 
that are eligible Asian American and Native Amer-
ican Pacific Islander-serving institutions to obtain 
funding and establish programs to serve the unique 
needs of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pa-
cific Islander students, families, and communities; 
(3) recognizes the 15th anniversary of the es-
tablishment of Asian American and Native American 
Pacific Islander-serving institutions and supports the 
designation of an ‘‘Asian American and Native 
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