U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1559: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1559 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2026 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Barrag n , Ms. Brownley , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Correa , Ms. Crockett , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Titus , Mr. Frost , Ms. Friedman , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Lieu , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Norton , Mr. Peters , Mr. Torres of New York , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Vel zquez , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Soto , Mr. Costa , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Menendez , Mrs. McIver , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Raskin , Mrs. Torres of California , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Casar , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Mejia , Mr. Garc a of Illinois , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Cisneros , Ms. S nchez , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Vasquez , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mrs. Grijalva , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. Hern ndez , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Simon , and Ms. Escobar ) submitted the following …
Sponsors
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20) · primary sponsor
- Juan Ciscomani (R, HD-AZ-6)
- Adriano Espaillat (D, HD-013)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Salud Carbajal (D)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Jasmine Crockett (D, HD-030)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D)
- Dina Titus (D, HD-001)
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10)
- Laura Friedman (D)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HR1559?
- HR1559 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- What is the status of HR1559?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1559?
- Joaquin Castro (D, HD-TX-20), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1559?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1559
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