SENATE RESOLUTION 703--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 14 , 2020, AS NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 161
(Senate - September 17, 2020)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 703--DESIGNATING THE WEEK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 14 ,
2020, AS NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Bennet,
Mr. Braun, Mr. Casey, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Gardner, Ms. Harris, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs.
Loeffler, Ms. McSally, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tillis,
Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Booker) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 703
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 539 Hispanic-Serving Institutions operate in the
United States;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions represent 17 percent
of all nonprofit institutions of higher education, yet serve
26.8 percent of all students and 67 percent of all Hispanic
students, enrolling 2,533,333 Hispanics;
Whereas, as of September 2020, 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 352
institutions operating in 34 States and Puerto Rico;
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are located in 25
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;
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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 (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, 7 of the top 10, 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 in the States, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico;
(2) designates the week beginning September 14, 2020, 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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