A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund.

Bill: 116-sres-106
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-03-12
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Higher education

Minority education

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1799; text: CR S1798)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> This resolution commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund. It also celebrates the fund's successes in supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities as well as underrepresented students.</p>

action_date: 2019-03-12
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p> This resolution commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund. It also celebrates the fund's successes in supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities as well as underrepresented students.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 106 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2019 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Brown , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Van Hollen , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Ms. Harris , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Coons , Mr. Wicker , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Booker , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Carper , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Warren ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating the 75 th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund.

Whereas the United Negro College Fund (referred to in this preamble as UNCF ) was established on April 25, 1944, by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson— (1) who served as the president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) from 1935 to 1953; and (2) to make a united appeal to the national conscience; Whereas UNCF was established with 27 member colleges and a combined enrollment of 14,000 students; Whereas, since the establishment of UNCF, the nonprofit organization has grown to become 1 of the oldest and most successful African-American higher education assistance organizations in the United States; Whereas the famous slogan of UNCF is “A mind is a terrible thing to waste”; Whereas the mission of UNCF is— (1) to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who become highly qualified college graduates through the support of UNCF; and (2) to ensure that the current network of 37 member Historically Black Colleges and Universities (referred to in this preamble as HBCUs ) is a respected model of best practices in moving students to and through college; Whereas UNCF has raised more than $4,800,000,000 and benefitted more than 450,000 students— (1) by annually awarding $100,000,000 in scholarships to more than 10,000 students through 400 scholarship programs; (2) by providing financial support to the 37 member HBCUs; and (3) by serving as a leading advocate in the United States for the importance of minority education and community engagement; and Whereas UNCF advocates on behalf of the following member HBCUs and the students served by those HBCUs: (1) Allen University. (2) Benedict College. (3) Bennett College. (4) Bethune-Cookman University. (5) Claflin University. (6) Clark Atlanta University. (7) Dillard University. (8) Edward Waters College. (9) Fisk University. (10) Florida Memorial University. (11) Huston-Tillotson University. (12) Interdenominational Theological Center. (13) Jarvis Christian College. (14) Johnson C. Smith University. (15) Lane College. (16) Le Moyne-Owen College. (17) Livingstone College. (18) Miles College. (19) Morehouse College. (20) Morris College. (21) Oakwood University. (22) Paine College. (23) Philander Smith College. (24) Rust College. (25) Saint Augustine’s University. (26) Shaw University. (27) Spelman College. (28) Stillman College. (29) Talladega College. (30) Texas College. (31) Tougaloo College. (32) Tuskegee University. (33) Virginia Union University. (34) Voorhees College. (35) Wilberforce University. (36) Wiley College. (37) Xavier University of Louisiana: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) commemorates the 75 th anniversary of the establishment of the United Negro College Fund (referred to in this resolving clause as UNCF ); (2) celebrates the successes of UNCF in providing— (A) support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (referred to in this resolving clause as HBCUs ); and (B) financial aid to help underrepresented students gain access to postsecondary education; and (3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF— (A) to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who become highly qualified college graduates; and (B) to ensure that HBCUs are a respected model of best practices in moving students to and through college.