[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 155 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6235]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 639--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 17, 
        2018, AS ``NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK''

  Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Cortez Masto, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Heller, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nelson, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Rubio) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 639

       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are degree-granting 
     institutions that have a full-time equivalent undergraduate 
     enrollment comprised of at least 25 percent Hispanic 
     students;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions play an important 
     role in educating many underprivileged students and helping 
     those students attain their full potential through higher 
     education;
       Whereas 492 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the 
     United States;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent just 14.9 
     percent of all nonprofit institutions of higher education, 
     yet serve 24.5 percent of all students and 63 percent of all 
     Hispanic students, enrolling more than 2,075,317 Hispanic 
     students;
       Whereas there are operating in 36 States and the District 
     of Columbia 333 emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions, which 
     are institutions that do not meet the threshold of 25 percent 
     Hispanic enrollment but serve a Hispanic student population 
     of between 15 and 24 percent;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 21 
     States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and emerging 
     Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 36 States and 
     the District of Columbia;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are actively involved 
     in stabilizing and improving the communities in which the 
     institutions are located;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions lead in efforts to 
     increase Hispanic participation in science, technology, 
     engineering, and mathematics;
       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 the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
       (2) designates the week beginning September 17, 2018, 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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