,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ceg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #be1     
#bjac,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of   
,texas 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,duncan of    
,tennessee1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4
 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,hastings of 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,ms4 ,wilson of 
,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,waters1 and ,mr4 ,scott 
of ,virginia7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting the 
goals and ideals of ,national           
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities ,week4  ,whereas1 before  
the ,civil ,war1 an education1 much less
 a college education1 was out of reach  
for most ,african-,americans as there   
were few institutions of higher         
education focused on meeting the        
intellectual curiosity and spurring the 
academic growth of ,african-,american   
students2 ,whereas1 as the ,united      

,states began to heal from the wounds of
 the ,civil ,war and the #acth1 #adth1  
and #aeth ,amendments to the ,united    
,states ,constitution were ratified1 a  
newly freed people demanded a freed     
mind1 and courageous leaders began      
expanding institutions of higher        
education that are now known as the     
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities2 ,whereas1 for more than a
 century and a half1 ,historically      
,black ,colleges and ,universities have 
helped build a middle class and produced
 many preeminent thinkers and           
entrepreneurs1 doctors and scientists1  
judges and lawyers1 athletes1 members of
 the ,armed ,forces1 and educators2     
,whereas students at ,historically      
,black ,colleges and ,universities      
banded together as part of the ,civil   
,rights movement that pushed ,americans 
closer to true freedom and equality for 
all2 ,whereas1 at ,historically ,black  
,colleges and ,universities1 generations
 of students not only gained the        

education and skills necessary for the  
workforce1 but also cultivated an       
understanding of history and knowledge  
of self that are necessary in life2     
,whereas1 as the ,united ,states works  
toward a goal of having the highest     
proportion of college graduates in the  
world by #bjbj1 ,historically ,black    
,colleges and ,universities continue to 
provide pathways of opportunity for     
students2 ,whereas ensuring that        
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities have the resources they   
need to help students reach their       
fullest potential remains a top         
priority1 including through the         
provision of funds for infrastructure   
and technology improvements and through 
increased availability of ,pell ,grants2
 and ,whereas the ,president has issued 
a proclamation recognizing ,september   
#bb through ,september #bh1 #bjac1 as   
,national ,historically ,black ,colleges
 and ,universities ,week to pay tribute 
to the legacies of these proud          

institutions of higher education3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
goals and ideals of ,national           
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities ,week2 and  7#b7 calls    
upon educators1 public officials1       
professional organizations1             
corporations1 and all ,americans to     
observe such week with appropriate      
programs1 ceremonies1 and activities to 
acknowledge the contributions that      
,historically ,black ,colleges and      
,universities and their students and    
alumni have made to the ,united ,states4