A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Bill: 114-sres-345
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2016-01-12
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Higher education

North Dakota

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-12
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S75; text of measure as introduced: CR S74)

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Congratulates the North Dakota State University Bison football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. </p>

action_date: 2016-01-12
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Congratulates the North Dakota State University Bison football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. </p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12, 2016 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Whereas the North Dakota State University (referred to in this preamble as NDSU ) Bison won the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, in a decisive victory over the Jacksonville State Gamecocks by a score of 37 to 10; Whereas NDSU has now won 13 NCAA Football Championships; Whereas NDSU has now won 5 consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships, an extraordinary and record-setting achievement in modern collegiate football history; Whereas the NDSU Bison have displayed tremendous resilience and skill over the past 5 seasons, with 71 wins to only 5 losses, including a streak of 33 consecutive wins; Whereas an estimated 17,000 Bison fans attended the Championship game, reflecting the tremendous spirit and dedication of Bison Nation that has helped propel the success of the team; and Whereas the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title was a victory not only for the NDSU football team, but also for the entire State of North Dakota: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) congratulates the North Dakota State University Bison football team as the 2015 champions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision; (2) commends the North Dakota State University players, coaches, and staff for— (A) their hard work and dedication on a historic season; and (B) fostering a continuing tradition of athletic and academic excellence; and (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and loyal fans that supported the Bison while the Bison sought to capture a fifth consecutive Division I Football Championship Subdivision trophy for North Dakota State University.