,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#be1 #bjbf,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,van   
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,kaine1  
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4      
,fischer1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,risch1
 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 
,murphy1 and ,mr4 ,cruz7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,a resolution recognizing the           
,army-,navy football game as ,america's 
,game4  ,whereas1 since #bjji1 the      
annual football game played between the 
,united ,states ,military ,academy and  
the ,united ,states ,naval ,academy     
7referred to in this preamble as the    
,army-,navy ,game7 is played on the     
second ,saturday of ,december2 ,whereas 
the ,army-,navy ,game is a tradition    
dating back to #ahij1 serving as a      
living symbol of patriotism1 unity1 and 

the true spirit of college football1 and
 inspiring current and future service   
members2 ,whereas the ,cadets and       
,midshipmen that play in this game      
exemplify ,american values of service1  
sacrifice1 and leadership2 ,whereas any 
competing college football games risk   
diminishing the singular national       
attention and patriotic spirit that the 
,army-,navy ,game inspires1 including   
its role in celebrating current1 and    
motivating future1 service members2     
,whereas it is in the national interest 
to preserve the ,army-,navy ,game as the
 only college football game during its  
broadcast time slot2 ,whereas the       
,federal ,communications ,commission has
 an interest in understanding how       
broadcasting impacts access to1 and     
prominence of1 events that serve the    
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the       
,department of ,defense has an interest 
in ensuring that the ,army-,navy ,game  
continues to create public engagement   
with the ,armed ,forces and military    

service academies3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that it is the sense of the ,senate 
that-- 7#a7 the annual football game    
played between the ,united ,states      
,military ,academy and the ,united      
,states ,naval ,academy 7referred to in 
this resolution as the ,army-,navy      
,game7 is a cornerstone of the          
collegiate sport tradition of the       
,united ,states and an important        
influence on military recruiting2  7#b7 
the ,army-,navy ,game should retain its 
preeminent and exclusive status as the  
only college football game played on the
 second ,saturday of ,december aired    
during its scheduled time slot to       
promote nationwide viewership1 shared   
civic engagement1 and recognition of the
 service and sacrifice of members of the
 ,armed ,forces2  7#c7 broadcasters1    
collegiate athletic associations and    
conferences1 and institutions of higher 
education should avoid scheduling       
college football games during this time 
slot2 and  7#d7 relevant ,federal       

agencies should review existing policies
 to enhance coordination around1 and the
 public promotion of the civic          
importance of1 the ,army-,navy ,game4