# 119-hres-969: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".

119-hres-969, Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-969
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 53
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week** would be the week beginning September 8, 2025. The bill would designate that week to recognize Hispanic-Serving Institutions for expanding college access for low-income and underserved students and for promoting economic mobility, noting 615 HSIs enrolled more than 5.6 million students in 2023–24 and that HSIs serve 66.2 percent of Hispanic undergraduates.

## Cosponsors (53)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-969 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/969)

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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-969 (as of 2026-09-26).