SRES 544 United States Senate · 118th Congress

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.
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Feb 2024
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Feb 2024
House Passage
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Introduced Feb 6, 2024 Last action Feb 6, 2024
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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)
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Feb 6, 2024
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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Feb 6, 2024
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