IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mrs. González-Colón , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ciscomani , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Pascrell , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Donalds , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Costa , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Soto , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Correa , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Mullin , Mrs. Steel , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Valadao , Ms. Porter , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Chu , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Carbajal , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Ruiz , and Ms. Stansbury ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, 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 2021–2022 academic year, 572 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operated in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, enrolling more than 5,000,000 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 19 percent of all institutions of higher education, yet serve 30.5 percent of all undergraduate students and 65.6 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 400 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 7 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, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; (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.