[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 372 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 372

   Designating the week beginning September 13, 2021, as ``National 
                 Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week''.


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                   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. Lujan, 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

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                               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
    Resolved, 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.
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