A resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.

Bill: 114-sres-41
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2015-01-26
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes

Congressional tributes

Higher education

North Dakota

School athletics
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-26
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S488; text as passed Senate: CR S469)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Congratulates the North Dakota State University football team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. </p>

action_date: 2015-01-26
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 football team for winning the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. </p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 41 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2015 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 2014 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 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game in Frisco, Texas, on January 10, 2015, in a hard-fought victory over the Illinois State Redbirds by a score of 29 to 27; Whereas NDSU has won 12 NCAA Football Championships; Whereas NDSU has now won 4 consecutive NCAA Football Championships since 2011, an unprecedented achievement in Football Championship Subdivision history; Whereas the NDSU Bison have displayed tremendous resilience and skill over the past 4 seasons, with 58 wins to only 3 losses, including a streak of 33 consecutive winning games; 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 2014 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 football team as the 2014 champion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision; (2) commends the North Dakota State University players, coaches, and staff for their hard work and dedication; and (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and loyal fans that supported the Bison in their successful quest to capture another Division I trophy for North Dakota State University.