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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 Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a); 
Whereas the Federal TRIO programs under chapter 1 of sub-
part 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11 et seq.) are the primary 
national effort supporting underrepresented students in 
postsecondary education and are designed to identify in-
dividuals from low-income, first-generation backgrounds 
and prepare them for postsecondary education, provide 
support services, and motivate and prepare 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; 
Whereas first-generation college students face additional aca-
demic, financial, and social barriers compared to what 
their continuing-generation peers face while pursuing 
higher education; 
Whereas 54 percent of all current undergraduate students in 
the United States identify as first-generation; 
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Whereas 45 percent of students currently pursuing bachelor’s 
degrees are first-generation; 
Whereas two-thirds of all current community and technical 
college students identify as first-generation, with 14.2 
percent having attained an associate’s degree and 10.1 
percent having attained an undergraduate certificate; 
Whereas first-generation students navigate multiple com-
peting priorities, and 73 percent were employed while in 
college, in paid jobs, internships, or work study; 
Whereas first-generation students hold significant roles with-
in their household, with 27 percent having dependents to 
care for while in school; 
Whereas 37 percent of first-generation graduates expect to 
attain a master’s degree, and 16 percent expect to attain 
a doctoral degree upon completing a bachelor’s degree; 
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; 
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(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 
historically excluded students access higher edu-
cation. 
Æ 
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