YourVoice.Now Summary
Would put the Senate on record honoring colleges that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander students. No force of law.
The details
Nothing in law changes if the Senate adopts this. A simple resolution puts one chamber on record. It sets no rules, spends no money, and never reaches the House or the President. What it asks of colleges and the public is a request, not an order. The Senate would honor colleges that enroll many Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. Congress set up that group of schools in 2007. A school counts when at least 10 percent of its students come from those groups. The text says 208 such schools are funded or can apply today. It says they are 7.1 percent of all colleges but teach 46 percent of those students. It also asks schools that qualify to seek the program's money. And it asks the public to mark a week in their honor. That week ran from September 22 to 28, 2025, and has passed. Senators sent it to the Judiciary Committee in September 2025. It has sat there without a vote.
Congressional Summary
This resolution recognizes the 18th anniversary of the establishment of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions and expresses support for the designation of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- new
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-09-18
- Date Added
- 2026-09-12
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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