,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ai1 #bjai ,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4       
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4
 ,feinstein1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1
 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4       
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4
 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the week beginning         
,september #af1 #bjai1 as ,national     
,hispanic-,serving ,institutions ,week4 
,whereas ,hispanic-,serving             
,institutions are degree-granting       
institutions that have a full-time      
equivalent undergraduate enrollment of  
at least #be percent ,hispanic students2
 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving            
,institutions play an important role in 
educating many underprivileged students 

and helping those students attain their 
full potential through higher education2
 ,whereas #ebc ,hispanic-,serving       
,institutions operate in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving    
,institutions represent just over #ae   
percent of all nonprofit institutions of
 higher education1 yet serve #bf4h      
percent of all students and #ff percent 
of all ,hispanic students1 enrolling    
#b1jff1dfh ,hispanics2 ,whereas1 in     
,september #bjai1 the number of emerging
 ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions1      
defined as institutions that do not yet 
meet the threshold of #be percent       
,hispanic full-time equivalent          
enrollment but serve a ,hispanic student
 population of between #ae and #bd      
percent1 stands at #cbh institutions    
operating in #ce ,states2 ,whereas      
,hispanic-,serving ,institutions are    
located in #be ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 and ,puerto ,rico1 and      
emerging ,hispanic-,serving             
,institutions are located in #ce        

,states2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving    
,institutions are actively involved in  
stabilizing and improving the           
communities in which the institutions   
are located2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving
 ,institutions are leading efforts to   
increase ,hispanic participation in     
science1 technology1 engineering1 and   
mathematics 7,,stem72 ,whereas          
celebrating the vast contributions of   
,hispanic-,serving ,institutions to the 
,united ,states strengthens the culture 
of the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the
 achievements and goals of              
,hispanic-,serving ,institutions deserve
 national recognition3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
recognizes the achievements and goals of
 ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions across
 the ,united ,states and in ,puerto     
,rico2  7#b7 designates the week        
beginning ,september #af1 #bjai1 as     
,national ,hispanic-,serving            
,institutions ,week2 and  7#c7 calls on 
the people of the ,united ,states and   

interested groups to observe the week   
with appropriate ceremonies1 activities1
 and programs to demonstrate support for
 ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions4