IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 785 
Expressing support for the designation of November 8, 2021, as ‘‘National 
First-Generation College Celebration Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
UPTON, Mr. KIND, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. GRIJALVA, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. TAKANO, 
Mrs. CAROLYN
B. MALONEY
of New York, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. 
MENG, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. RODGERS of 
Washington, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. VALADAO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
PALLONE, 
Mr. 
KILMER, 
Mr. 
BUCSHON, 
Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, 
Ms. 
BOURDEAUX, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. KATKO, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. OWENS, 
Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GALLEGO, and Ms. WIL-
LIAMS of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of November 8, 2021, 
as ‘‘National First-Generation College Celebration Day’’. 
Whereas November 8 honors the anniversary of the signing 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 
8, 1965; 
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•HRES 785 IH 
Whereas the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) was focused on increasing postsecondary access 
and success for students, particularly including low-in-
come and first-generation students; 
Whereas the Act helped usher in programs necessary for 
postsecondary access, retention, and completion for low- 
income, first-generation college students, including the 
Federal TRIO Programs under chapter 1 of subpart 2 of 
part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.) and the Federal Pell Grant 
program under section 401 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a); 
Whereas the Federal TRIO Programs under chapter 1 of 
subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.) are the pri-
mary national effort supporting underrepresented stu-
dents in postsecondary education and are designed to 
identify individuals from low-income, first-generation 
backgrounds and prepare them for postsecondary edu-
cation, provide support services, and motivate and pre-
pare students for doctoral programs; 
Whereas the Federal Pell Grant program under section 401 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) 
is the primary Federal investment in financial aid for 
low-income college students, and is used by students at 
institutions of higher education of their choice; 
Whereas a ‘‘first-generation college student’’ means an indi-
vidual whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate 
degree, or in the case of any individual who regularly re-
sided with and received support from only one parent, an 
individual whose parent did not complete a baccalaureate 
degree; 
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•HRES 785 IH 
Whereas first-generation college students may face additional 
academic, financial, and social challenges that their peers 
do not face in pursuing higher education; 
Whereas 56 percent of all current college students currently 
pursuing degrees are first-generation; 
Whereas the Council for Opportunity in Education and the 
Center for First-generation Student Success jointly 
launched the inaugural First-Generation College Celebra-
tion in 2017; and 
Whereas the First-Generation College Celebration has contin-
ued to grow, and institutions of higher education, cor-
porations, nonprofits, and elementary schools and sec-
ondary schools now celebrate November 8 as First-Gen-
eration College Celebration Day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives urges all 
people in the United States to— 
(1) celebrate ‘‘National First-Generation Col-
lege Celebration Day’’ throughout the United States; 
(2) recognize the important role that first-gen-
eration college students play in helping to develop 
the future workforce; and 
(3) celebrate the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and its programs that help 
underrepresented students access higher education. 
Æ 
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