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title: "A resolution designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as \"National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week\"."
identifier: "118-SRES-815"
congress: 118
bill_number: 815
bill_type: "SRES"
version_code: "ats"
version_type: "ats"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/sres/815"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/815"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2024-09-12", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/sres/815/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T22:13:21.200Z"
---
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 low-income and underserved students and creating opportunities and increasing access to higher education for such students;Whereas, in the 2022–2023 academic year, 600 Hispanic-serving institutions operated in the United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, enrolling more than 5,200,000 students;Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are engines of economic mobility and a major contributor to the economic prosperity of the United States;Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions represent 20 percent of all institutions of higher education, yet serve 31.7 percent of all undergraduate students and 66.2 percent of all Hispanic undergraduate students;Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are located in 28 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico;Whereas 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 412 institutions operating in 43 States and the District of Columbia;Whereas Hispanic-serving institutions are actively involved in empowering 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 known as "STEM");Whereas 9 of the top 10 institutions of higher education ranked by the Social Mobility Index were Hispanic-serving institutions;Whereas celebrating the vast contributions of Hispanic-serving institutions strengthens the culture of the United States; andWhereas the achievements and goals of Hispanic-serving institutions deserve national recognition: Now, therefore, be itThat the Senate—
  - (1) recognizes the achievements and goals of Hispanic-serving institutions across the United States;
  - (2) expresses support for the designation of "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 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.