IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 969 
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 
8, 2025, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2025 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. 
CROCKETT, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. CHU, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PETERS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
CORREA, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. FROST, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. GARCIA of Cali-
fornia, Mr. COSTA, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. VICENTE GON-
ZALEZ of Texas, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. EVANS of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. TORRES of New York, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. 
CASAR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. HARDER of California, 
Mr. SOTO, Ms. JACOBS, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. LIEU, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. CISNEROS, 
Mr. MOULTON, and Ms. SALINAS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning 
on September 8, 2025, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving 
Institutions Week’’. 
Whereas ‘‘Hispanic-Serving Institutions’’ are degree-granting 
institutions that have a full-time equivalent under-
graduate enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic stu-
dents; 
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•HRES 969 IH 
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions play an important role 
in educating many low-income and underserved students 
and creating opportunities and increasing access to high-
er education for such students; 
Whereas, in the 2023–2024 academic year, 615 Hispanic- 
Serving Institutions operated in the United States enroll-
ing more than 5,600,000 students; 
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are engines of eco-
nomic 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 per-
cent of all undergraduate students and 66.2 percent of 
all Hispanic undergraduate students; 
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 30 
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; 
Whereas the number of ‘‘Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institu-
tions’’, defined as institutions that do not yet meet the 
threshold of 25 percent Hispanic full-time equivalent en-
rollment but serve a Hispanic student population of be-
tween 15 and 24.9 percent, stands at 425 institutions op-
erating 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, en-
gineering, and mathematics (commonly known as 
‘‘STEM’’); 
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•HRES 969 IH 
Whereas 8 of the top 10 institutions of higher education 
ranked by the social mobility index were Hispanic-Serv-
ing Institutions; 
Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-Serv-
ing Institutions strengthens the culture of the United 
States; and 
Whereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving In-
stitutions 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 appro-
priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to dem-
onstrate support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions in 
honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. 
Æ 
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