,,iii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #cgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ba1 #bjba,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,designating the week beginning ,september #ac1 #bjba1 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 underserved students and helping those students attain their full potential by creating opportunities and increasing access to higher education2 ,whereas #efi ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions operate in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions represent #ag percent of all nonprofit institutions of higher education1 yet serve #bg4i percent of all students and #fg percent of all ,hispanic students1 enrolling #b1cdj1jjj ,hispanic students2 ,whereas 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 #cfb institutions operating in #ch ,states and ,puerto ,rico2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions are located in #bh ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and ,puerto ,rico2 ,whereas ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions are actively involved in empowering and improving the communities in which the institutions are located2 ,whereas #i of the top #aj colleges and universities ranked by the ,social ,mobility ,index are ,hispanic-,serving ,institutions2 ,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 #f of the top #aj institutions1 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 across the ,united ,states and in ,puerto ,rico2 7#b7 designates the week beginning ,september #ac1 #bjba1 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