[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 597--RECOGNIZING THE HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
 THE PROGRAM AND CELEBRATING ITS LEGACY OF INCREASING DIVERSITY IN THE 
               FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

  Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Lujan, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Van 
Hollen, and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 597

       Whereas 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Hispanic 
     Association of Colleges and Universities National Internship 
     Program (referred to in this preamble as ``HNIP'');
       Whereas the HNIP began with 24 interns in the summer of 
     1992 and has grown to a year-round internship program for 
     Hispanic and underrepresented students, placing over 500 
     interns every year in multiple Federal agencies;
       Whereas, in 2020, the Hispanic population accounted for 
     62,100,000, or 18.7 percent, of the total United States 
     population;
       Whereas, according to the Annual Report to the President on 
     Hispanic Employment in the Federal Government for Fiscal Year 
     2018 by the Office of Personnel Management, only 9.1 percent 
     of Federal employees were Hispanic and only 3.3 percent were 
     in Senior Executive Service positions;
       Whereas the HNIP has been cited in the Hispanic Nine Point 
     Plan by the Office of Personnel Management as a resource to 
     increase the recruitment of Hispanic interns in the Federal 
     Government; and
       Whereas the HNIP has produced over 14,000 alumni who are 
     now in the Federal Government, State or local government, and 
     private industry: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the Hispanic Association of Colleges and 
     Universities National Internship Program (referred to in this 
     resolving clause as ``HNIP'') for 30 years of providing 
     internship opportunities to Hispanic and underrepresented 
     students attending Hispanic-serving institutions and other 
     institutions of higher education;
       (2) congratulates all HNIP alumni who continue to make a 
     difference in the communities of the United States; and
       (3) encourages the Hispanic Association of Colleges and 
     Universities to continue to support and inspire future 
     Hispanic and underrepresented leaders.

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