IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1437 
Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as ‘‘National 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. CISCOMANI, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PA-
NETTA, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. COSTA, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of 
California, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CORREA, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, 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. CA´RDENAS, 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. POR-
TER, 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 
RESOLUTION 
Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as 
‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week’’. 
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•HRES 1437 IH 
Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are degree-granting in-
stitutions 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 high-
er 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 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 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 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 412 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-
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gineering, and mathematics (commonly known as 
‘‘STEM’’); 
Whereas 9 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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