,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbc    
,mr4 ,veasey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,allred1
 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson  
of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,crockett1   
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,vicente ,gonzalez of 
,texas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,ms4 ,lois ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4   
,green of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,castor of       
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4       
,thanedar1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,soto1   
,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4      
,tokuda1 ,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia1    
,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,watson 
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,mrs4        
,mc,clellan1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,ms4 ,clarke 
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4       
,jackson of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,moulton1   
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,blunt           
,rochester1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4 ,wilson  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4       
,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4  
,carter of ,louisiana1 ,ms4 ,kelly of   

,illinois1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 
,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 
,ms4 ,strickland1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,ms4    
,stevens1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4
 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,garcia of
 ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mrs4 ,torres of
 ,california1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4        
,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,fletcher1 ,ms4 ,titus1
 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4 ,foushee1 ,ms4      
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,ms4 ,dean of       
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,casar7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce           
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of diversity1 equity1 and    
inclusion efforts in higher education4  
,whereas one of the primary goals of    
diversity1 equity1 and inclusion efforts
 in higher education is to create a     
learning environment where all students1
 faculty1 and staff succeed and thrive2 
,whereas1 while students of color       
receive the greatest benefits of having 
educators that look like them1 diversity

 benefits everyone2 ,whereas1 when      
students experience a sense of belonging
 on campus1 their academic1 health1 and 
engagement outcomes improve2 ,whereas   
having different and divergent          
perspectives can create positive        
learning outcomes2 ,whereas academic    
freedom is a cornerstone of a college or
 university's mission1 allowing faculty1
 staff1 and students to pursue their    
curiosity and interests1 free from      
political interference or intrusion1 and
 advance the public good2 ,whereas      
diversity1 equity1 and inclusion efforts
 strengthen an institution's ability to 
recruit1 hire1 develop1 promote1 and    
retain the ,nation's talent and remove  
barriers to equal opportunity2 ,whereas 
providing full opportunity to the       
,nation's talent is vital to the health 
of the ,nation's economy and crucial to 
addressing the ongoing critical needs in
 the ,nation's businesses1 hospitals1   
classrooms1 and other economic and      
social endeavors2 ,whereas historically 

disenfranchised groups have faced       
barriers in participating in the        
classroom setting as students1 faculty1 
and staff2 ,whereas a growing body of   
evidence demonstrates that diverse1     
equitable1 inclusive1 and accessible    
workplaces yield higher performing      
institutions of higher education2       
,whereas strong higher education        
programs help educators recognize the   
value and unique aspects of what makes  
each student different1 and help them   
embrace those differences in the        
classroom2 ,whereas many institutions of
 higher education across the country1   
including minority-serving institutions 
such as historically ,black colleges and
 universities1 ,tribal colleges and     
universities1 and ,hispanic-serving     
institutions1 struggle to recruit and   
hire a more diverse teaching workforce2 
,whereas investing in and providing     
guidance on cultural competence and     
antibias trainings and resources for    
hiring managers help develop initiatives

 that increase the racial diversity of  
the workforce2 ,whereas ,states can     
improve retention of teachers of color  
by investing in programming that        
provides ongoing support and growth     
opportunities1 and improves poor working
 conditions that disproportionately     
impact teachers of color2 ,whereas      
,state legislatures are attempting to   
dismantle diversity1 equity1 and        
inclusion initiatives at institutions of
 higher education2 ,whereas the notion  
that diversity1 equity1 and inclusion   
policies favor one demographic group    
over another ignores ,federal           
antidiscrimination law2 and ,whereas    
prohibiting diversity1 equity1 and      
inclusion offices1 as well as related   
trainings and consideration of race1    
gender1 or ethnicity in hiring          
decisions1 threatens the academic       
mission of institutions of higher       
education and the ability of            
institutions to provide a diverse and   
inclusive learning environment3 ,now1   

therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
importance of diversity1 equity1 and    
inclusion efforts at institutions of    
higher education2  7#b7 acknowledges the
 importance of diversity1 equity1 and   
inclusion pursuant to the ,house rules  
of the #aahth ,congress2  7#c7 champions
 diversity1 equity1 and inclusion       
programs1 including implicit bias       
training1 common ground training1       
facilitated conversation1 cultural      
sensitivity1 community engagement1 and  
antioppression training in higher       
education2 and  7#d7 supports and       
acknowledges the importance of academic 
freedom for faculty1 staff1 and students
 at institutions of higher education