Expressing support for increasing the number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields.
HRES 718 is a non-binding resolution expressing congressional support for increasing Latino participation in STEM careers. It highlights that Latinos make up 18.2% of the U.S. workforce but only 14.8% of STEM workers, despite growing educational enrollment and strong interest in STEM fields. The resolution encourages federal investment in initiatives to support Latino students pursuing STEM education and careers, particularly through Hispanic-serving institutions. It emphasizes that boosting Latino representation in STEM would strengthen the U.S. workforce, improve economic mobility, and reduce reliance on foreign workers.
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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 15, 2025
Last action Sep 15, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Luz M. Rivas
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Darren Soto
DDemocratic
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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Haley M. Stevens
DDemocratic
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Joaquin Castro
DDemocratic
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John W. Mannion
DDemocratic
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Kathy Castor
DDemocratic
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Maria Elvira Salazar
RRepublican
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