[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 163 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S6590]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 372--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 13, 
        2021, AS ``NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK''

  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:

                              S. Res. 372

       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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