Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, Inc.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This resolution commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, Inc. and celebrates its successes.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 186 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 186

 Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, 
                                  Inc.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2019

 Mr. Byrne (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brown of Maryland, 
Mr. Clay, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Fudge, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, 
Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Rush, 
  Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bishop of 
  Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wild, Mr. Trone, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Hill of 
 Arkansas, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Budd, and 
Mr. Gohmert) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund, 
                                  Inc.

Whereas the United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) was created on April 25, 
        1944, by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson who served as the president of 
        Tuskegee Institute, now Tuskegee University, from 1935 to 1953 with 27 
        member colleges and a combined enrollment of 14,000 students to make a 
        united appeal to the national conscience;
Whereas since the creation of the UNCF, the nonprofit organization has grown to 
        become the Nation's oldest African-American higher education assistance 
        organization with the famous slogan ``A mind is a terrible thing to 
        waste'' and a mission to build a robust and nationally recognized 
        pipeline of underrepresented students who, because of UNCF support, 
        become highly qualified college graduates, and to ensure that our 
        current network of 37 total member historically Black colleges and 
        universities (HBCUs) is a respected model of best practice in moving 
        students to and through college;
Whereas UNCF advocates on behalf of the following member HBCUs and the students 
        they serve: Allen University, Benedict College, Bennett College, 
        Bethune-Cookman University, Claflin University, Clark Atlanta 
        University, Dillard University, Edward Waters College, Fisk University, 
        Florida Memorial University, Huston-Tillotson University, 
        Interdenominational Theological Center, Jarvis Christian College, 
        Johnson C. Smith University, Lane College, Le Moyne-Owen College, 
        Livingstone College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Morris College, 
        Oakwood University, Paine College, Philander Smith College, Rust 
        College, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Spelman College, 
        Stillman College, Talladega College, Texas College, Tougaloo College, 
        Tuskegee University, Virginia Union University, Voorhees College, 
        Wilberforce University, Wiley College, and Xavier University of 
        Louisiana; and
Whereas UNCF has raised more than $4.8 billion benefiting more than 450,000 
        students and has accomplished this in the following three ways: by 
        awarding $100 million in scholarships annually to more than 10,000 
        students through 400 scholarship programs, providing financial support 
        to the 37 member HBCUs, and by serving as the Nation's leading advocate 
        for the importance of minority education and community engagement: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Negro 
        College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) since its founding in 1944;
            (2) celebrates the successes of the organization in 
        providing support to historically Black colleges and 
        universities (HBCUs) and providing financial aid to help 
        underrepresented students gain access to postsecondary 
        education; and
            (3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF to build a robust and 
        nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who 
        become highly qualified college graduates, and to ensure that 
        HBCUs are a respected model of best practice in moving students 
        to and through college.
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