# 117-hr-7454: Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022

117-hr-7454, Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7454
- Congress: 117
- Title: Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Introduced: 2022-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic and Latino students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities. Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as improving school-based and institutional practices to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7454 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7454)

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