A resolution designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
SRES 815 designates the week beginning September 9, 2024, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week" to recognize institutions that serve a significant Hispanic student population. It specifically refers to degree-granting colleges and universities with at least 25% Hispanic undergraduate enrollment, which collectively serve over 5 million students nationwide. The resolution calls for the public and organizations to observe this week with ceremonies and activities honoring these institutions' role in expanding access to higher education, particularly for low-income and underserved students. This is a ceremonial resolution with no funding or regulatory changes; it simply provides national recognition during Hispanic Heritage Month.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
Sep 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Sep 12, 2024
Last action Sep 17, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Sep 17, 2024
Introduced
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6109; text: 9/12/2024 CR S6023-6024)
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Sep 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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Sep 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6109)
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Sep 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Sep 12, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Sep 12, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
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Jack Reed
DDemocratic
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