III 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 372 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2021 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Booker , Mr. Braun , Mr. Brown , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Casey , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Cruz , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Kelly , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Luján , Mr. Padilla , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Wyden ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary October 7, 2021 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating the week beginning September 13, 2021, 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 underserved students and helping those students attain their full potential by creating opportunities and increasing access to higher education; Whereas 569 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the United States; Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent 17 percent of all nonprofit institutions of higher education, yet serve 27.9 percent of all students and 67 percent of all Hispanic students, enrolling 2,340,000 Hispanic students; 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 362 institutions operating in 38 States and Puerto Rico; Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 28 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are actively involved in empowering and improving the communities in which the institutions are located; Whereas 9 of the top 10 colleges and universities ranked by the Social Mobility Index are Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are leading efforts to increase Hispanic participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly referred to as STEM ); Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are engines of economic mobility and a major contributor to the economic prosperity of the United States; Whereas, of the institutions of higher education ranked by Opportunity Insights based on the economic mobility of the graduates of those institutions, 6 of the top 10 institutions, including the top-ranked institution, are Hispanic-Serving Institutions; 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

That the Senate— (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the United States and in Puerto Rico; (2) designates the week beginning September 13, 2021, as 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.