A resolution designating the week beginning February 5, 2024, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
SRES 544 designates the week beginning February 5, 2024, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week." The resolution recognizes Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) for serving over 230 federally recognized tribes, preserving indigenous languages and cultural traditions, and providing accessible education in economically isolated areas. It calls on the public and organizations to observe the week with activities supporting TCUs, which offer open-enrollment higher education to American Indian, Alaska Native, and other students. This is a symbolic recognition resolution with no direct policy or funding changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Last action Feb 6, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S426; text: CR S425)
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
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