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III
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 703
Designating the week beginning September 14, 2020, as National Hispanic-
Serving Institutions Week.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
SEPTEMBER 17, 2020
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. BEN-
NET, 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 consid-
ered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating the week beginning September 14, 2020, 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;
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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 His-
panic 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 His-
panic full-time equivalent enrollment but serve a His-
panic 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;
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 (commonly referred to as
‘‘STEM’’);
Whereas Hispanic-Serving Institutions are engines of eco-
nomic 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, in-
cluding the top-ranked institution, are Hispanic-Serving
Institutions;
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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—
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(1) recognizes the achievements and goals of
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Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the States, the Dis-
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trict of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;
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(2) designates the week beginning September
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14, 2020, as ‘‘National Hispanic-Serving Institu-
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tions Week’’; and
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(3) calls on the people of the United States and
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interested groups to observe the week with appro-
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priate ceremonies, activities, and programs to dem-
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onstrate support for Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
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