,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #di  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,daines1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4        
,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4        
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4       
,rounds1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,sanders1    
,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,ms4 ,smith1
 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the week beginning         
,february #c1 #bjbe1 as ,national       
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities     
,week4  ,whereas there are #cd ,tribal  
,colleges and ,universities operating on
 more than #ij campuses in #af ,states2 
,whereas ,tribal ,colleges and          
,universities are tribally chartered or 
federally chartered institutions of     
higher education and therefore have a   

unique relationship with the ,federal   
,government2 ,whereas ,tribal ,colleges 
and ,universities serve students from   
more than #bcj federally recognized     
,indian ,tribes2 ,whereas ,tribal       
,colleges and ,universities offer       
students access to knowledge and skills 
grounded in cultural traditions and     
values1 including indigenous languages1 
which-- 7#a7 enhances ,indian           
communities2 and  7#b7 enriches the     
,united ,states as a ,nation2 ,whereas  
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities     
provide access to high-quality          
postsecondary educational opportunities 
for-- 7#a7 ,american ,indians2  7#b7    
,alaska ,natives2 and  7#c7 other       
individuals that live in some of the    
most isolated and economically depressed
 areas in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
,tribal ,colleges and ,universities are 
accredited institutions of higher       
education that prepare students to      
succeed in the global and highly        
competitive workforce2 ,whereas ,tribal 

,colleges and ,universities have open   
enrollment policies and enroll ,native  
and non-,native students2 and ,whereas  
the collective mission and the          
considerable achievements of ,tribal    
,colleges and ,universities deserve     
national recognition3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7          
designates the week beginning ,february 
#c1 #bjbe1 as ,national ,tribal         
,colleges and ,universities ,week2 and  
7#b7 calls on the people of the ,united 
,states and interested groups to observe
 ,national ,tribal ,colleges and        
,universities ,week with appropriate    
activities and programs to demonstrate  
support for ,tribal ,colleges and       
,universities4