,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moran 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hassan7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,express+ support = ! contributions &   
a*ievem5ts ( /ud5t p>5ts 9 seek+ &      
complet+ a po/second>y education &      
designat+ ,septemb] #bjbe z ,national   
,/ud5t ,p>5t ,mon?4  ,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts 
are individuals :o h *ildr5 & :o att5d  
po/second>y educational in/itutions2    
,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts make up r\ghly #a_/e 
( ! po/second>y /ud5t population1 total+
 ne>ly #c1adj1jjj individuals2 ,:]eas   
#bd p]c5t ( female und]graduates are    
p>5ts & #cj p]c5t are food insecure2    
,:]eas #dh p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts are      
fir/-g5]ation college /ud5ts2 ,:]eas #ff
 p]c5t ( p>5ts :o are enroll$ at an     
in/itution ( high] education "w #dj h\rs
 a week or m1 #bf p]c5t "w #bj to #ci   
h\rs p] week1 & #i p]c5t "w less ?an #bj
 h\rs1 :i* requires ^? individuals to   

balance s*ool1 "w1 & c>+ = _! dep5d5ts2 
,:]eas #ee p]c5t ( po/second>y /ud5t    
p>5ts are /ud5ts ( color1 & ( t         
population-- 7#a7 #ba p]c5t are ,black2 
7#b7 #bj p]c5t are ,lat9o or ,lat9a2    
7#c7 #g p]c5t are multiracial2  7#d7 #c 
p]c5t are ,asian2 &  7#e7 #c p]c5t are  
,native ,am]ican1 ,alaska ,natives1 or  
,native ,hawaiian or o!r ,pacific       
,isl&]2 ,:]eas #de p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts  
are milit>y-connect$ /ud5ts2 ,:]eas     
approximately #hdd surviv+ milit>y      
sp\ses are us+ education b5efits =      
surviv+ dep5d5ts f ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs2 ,:]eas #ij p]c5t (   
milit>y sp\ses h "s college education or
 cr$5tial &1 on av]age1 make #ch p]c5t  
less ?an _! civilian c\nt]p>ts2 ,:]eas  
#bj p]c5t ( /ud5t vet]ans are s+le p>5ts
 :ile att5d+ s*ool2 ,:]eas #ea p]c5t (  
/ud5t p>5ts att5d community colleges1   
#af p]c5t att5d public baccalaureate    
in/itutions1 & #ac p]c5t att5d private  
nonpr(it in/itutions ( high] education2 
,:]eas ! cohort ( s+le mo!rs curr5tly   

enroll$ 9 high] education w save        
approximately #ai1ijj1jjj1jjj 9 public  
assi/ance sp5d+2 ,:]eas #eb p]c5t (     
/ud5t p>5ts report food insecurity1 #eh 
p]c5t report h\s+ insecurity1 & #db     
p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts exp]i5ce bo? food & 
h\s+ insecurity1 comp>$ to #bf p]c5t (  
nonp>5t+ /ud5ts2 ,:]eas two-?irds (     
/ud5t p>5ts live at or ne> ! pov]ty l9e1
 & #eb p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts are ,pell    
,grant recipi5ts1 ) #he p]c5t ( ,black  
/ud5t p>5ts report+ "s =m ( basic ne$s  
insecurity2 ,:]eas1 on av]age1 /ud5t    
p>5ts h high] grade po9t av]ages ?an _! 
nonp>5t+ pe]s1 b /ud5t p>5ts are #aj    
times less likely to complete a         
ba*elor's degree )9 #e ye>s ?an /ud5ts  
)\t *ildr52 ,:]eas #bc p]c5t ( /ud5t    
p>5ts h miss$ at lea/ #a class due to a 
lack ( *ild c>e2 ,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts are 
twice z likely to drop out ( college &  
lat] re-enroll1 ) #de p]c5t ( su* /ud5t 
p>5ts report+ _! decision involv$       
*ildc>e or p>5t+ responsibilities2      
,:]eas a l[-income /ud5t p>5t :o e>ns a 

degree or cr$5tial boo/s ! income ( t   
individual & ! e>n+ pot5tial ( ! *ildr5 
( t individual :5 ^? *ildr5 become      
adults2 & ,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts are        
uniquely motivat$ to excel 9 _! c\rses (
 /udy :ile (t5 fac+ *all5ges1 includ+   
lack ( af=dable *ild c>e & balanc+ "w   
responsibilities :ile att5d+ po/second>y
 educational in/itutions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support 
= ! contributions & a*ievem5ts ( /ud5t  
p>5ts 9 seek+ & complet+ a po/second>y  
education2 &  7#b7 designates ,septemb] 
#bjbe z ,national ,/ud5t ,p>5t ,mon?4