,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ahf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4 ,byrne 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,budd1 and ,mr4 ,gohmert7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,,resolution ,commemorating the #geth anniversary of the ,united ,negro ,college ,fund1 ,inc4 ,whereas the ,united ,negro ,college ,fund1 ,inc4 7,,uncf7 was created on ,april #be1 #aidd1 by ,dr4 ,frederick ,d4 ,patterson who served as the president of ,tuskegee ,institute1 now ,tuskegee ,university1 from #aice to #aiec with #bg member colleges and a combined enrollment of #ad1jjj students to make a united appeal to the national conscience2 ,whereas since the creation of the ,,uncf1 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 who1 because of ,,uncf support1 become highly qualified college graduates1 and to ensure that our current network of #cg total member historically ,black colleges and universities 7,h,b,c,us7 is a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college2 ,whereas ,,uncf advocates on behalf of the following member ,h,b,c,us and the students they serve3 ,allen ,university1 ,benedict ,college1 ,bennett ,college1 ,bethune-,cookman ,university1 ,claflin ,university1 ,clark ,atlanta ,university1 ,dillard ,university1 ,edward ,waters ,college1 ,fisk ,university1 ,florida ,memorial ,university1 ,huston-,tillotson ,university1 ,interdenominational ,theological ,center1 ,jarvis ,christian ,college1 ,johnson ,c4 ,smith ,university1 ,lane ,college1 ,le ,moyne-,owen ,college1 ,livingstone ,college1 ,miles ,college1 ,morehouse ,college1 ,morris ,college1 ,oakwood ,university1 ,paine ,college1 ,philander ,smith ,college1 ,rust ,college1 ,saint ,augustine's ,university1 ,shaw ,university1 ,spelman ,college1 ,stillman ,college1 ,talladega ,college1 ,texas ,college1 ,tougaloo ,college1 ,tuskegee ,university1 ,virginia ,union ,university1 ,voorhees ,college1 ,wilberforce ,university1 ,wiley ,college1 and ,xavier ,university of ,louisiana2 and ,whereas ,,uncf has raised more than #d4h billion benefiting more than #dej1jjj students and has accomplished this in the following three ways3 by awarding #ajj million in scholarships annually to more than #aj1jjj students through #djj scholarship programs1 providing financial support to the #cg member ,h,b,c,us1 and by serving as the ,nation's leading advocate for the importance of minority education and community engagement3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 commemorates the #geth anniversary of the ,united ,negro ,college ,fund1 ,inc4 7,,uncf7 since its founding in #aidd2 7#b7 celebrates the successes of the organization in providing support to historically ,black colleges and universities 7,h,b,c,us7 and providing financial aid to help underrepresented students gain access to postsecondary education2 and 7#c7 reaffirms the mission of ,,uncf to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who become highly qualified college graduates1 and to ensure that ,h,b,c,us are a respected model of best practice in moving students to and through college4