IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1437 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2024 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mrs. González-Colón , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ciscomani , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Norton , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Costa , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Soto , Mr. Correa , Mrs. Steel , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Barragán , 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. Cárdenas , 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. Porter , 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 .

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 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 appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support for Hispanic-serving institutions in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.