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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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