,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 
,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,ms4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,ms4       
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1    
,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4       
,udall1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 
and ,mr4 ,booker7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the week beginning         
,september #ad1 #bjbj1 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 #eci ,hispanic-,serving       
,institutions operate in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving    
,institutions represent #ag percent of  
all nonprofit institutions of higher    
education1 yet serve #bf4h percent of   
all students and #fg percent of all     
,hispanic students1 enrolling #b1ecc1ccc
 ,hispanics2 ,whereas1 as of ,september 
#bjbj1 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 #bd4i    
percent1 stands at #ceb institutions    
operating in #cd ,states and ,puerto    
,rico2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving      
,institutions are located in #be        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and

 ,puerto ,rico2 ,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 7commonly  
referred to as ,,stem72 ,whereas        
,hispanic-,serving ,institutions are    
engines of economic mobility and a major
 contributor to the economic prosperity 
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 of the
 institutions of higher education ranked
 by ,opportunity ,insights based on the 
economic mobility of the graduates of   
those institutions1 #g of the top #aj1  
including the top-ranked institution1   
are ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions2   
,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 in the 
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 ,puerto ,rico2  7#b7 designates the    
week beginning ,september #ad1 #bjbj1 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