A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 319 Designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic- Serving Institutions Week. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CASEY, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEIN- STEIN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. KAINE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. UDALL, Mr. GARD- NER, and Mr. BRAUN) submitted the following resolution; which was con- sidered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are degree-granting institutions that have a full-time equivalent under- graduate enrollment of at least 25 percent Hispanic stu- dents; 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; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Sep 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR319.ATS SR319 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •SRES 319 ATS 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 His- panic-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; 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, en- gineering, and mathematics (STEM); Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-Serv- ing Institutions to the United States strengthens the cul- ture of the United States; and Whereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-Serving In- stitutions deserve national recognition: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of 2 Hispanic-Serving Institutions across the United 3 States and in Puerto Rico; 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Sep 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR319.ATS SR319 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •SRES 319 ATS (2) designates the week beginning September 1 16, 2019, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institu- 2 tions Week’’; and 3 (3) calls on the people of the United States and 4 interested groups to observe the week with appro- 5 priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to dem- 6 onstrate support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:50 Sep 19, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR319.ATS SR319 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS