[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5607-S5608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 319--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 16, 
          2019, AS NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK

  Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Booker, Mr. Casey, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, 
Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
Rosen, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Braun) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 319

       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 underprivileged students and helping 
     those students attain their full potential through higher 
     education;
       Whereas 523 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the 
     United States;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent just over 
     15 percent of all nonprofit institutions of higher education, 
     yet serve 26.8 percent of all students and 66 percent of all 
     Hispanic students, enrolling 2,066,468 Hispanics;
       Whereas, in September 2019, 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 percent, stands at 328 
     institutions operating in 35 States;

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       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 25 
     States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and 
     emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 35 
     States;
       Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are actively involved 
     in stabilizing 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 (STEM);
       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 16, 2019, 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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