III 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 815 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. Luján , 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 September 17, 2024 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 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

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.