119-hres768

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 768 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 768

 Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the historic 
 milestone of 118 years of brotherhood as ``Servants of All''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 26, 2025

 Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Davis of Illinois, 
 Mr. Horsford, Mr. Meeks, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Scott of 
Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 RESOLUTION

 Honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on reaching the historic 
 milestone of 118 years of brotherhood as ``Servants of All''.

Whereas Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., was founded on December 4, 1906, at 
 Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, as the first intercollegiate 
 fraternity founded by African-American men affectionately known as ``The 
 Seven Jewels'': Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene 
 Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert 
 Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy;
Whereas their mission is to develop leaders and promote brotherhood and academic 
 excellence while providing service and advocacy to their communities;
Whereas the Fraternity, which is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, includes 
 more than 720 college and alumni chapters and general-organization 
 members, serving communities in the United States, and other parts of 
 North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia;
Whereas the Fraternity, whose motto is ``First of All, Servants of All, We Shall 
 Transcend All'', has long stood at the forefront of the African-American 
 community's fight for civil rights through Alpha men such as Reverend 
 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; late former Congressman Adam Clayton 
 Powell; late former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; legendary 
 activist, actor and performer Paul Robeson, former Ambassador Andrew 
 Young; General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., former chairman of the Joint 
 Chiefs of Staff; late former Senator Edward Brooke; scholar, Cornel 
 West; Maryland Governor Wes Moore; Senator Raphael Warnock; Congressman 
 Steven Horsford, former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus; five 
 other Members of Congress; numerous State and local lawmakers across the 
 United States, as well as President of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph 
 Boakai, Sr.; and
Whereas Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which was responsible for and led the 
 effort to erect the MLK Memorial, engages in general programs, which 
 include ``Brother's Keeper'', which advocates and improves the lives of 
 its senior members and members with disabilities, as well as their 
 spouses and widows, ``A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People'' that 
 engages in voter registration, engagement, and empowerment, ``Go-to-High 
 School, Go-to-College'', which concentrates on the importance of 
 completing secondary and collegiate education as a road to advancement, 
 and ``Project Alpha'', which is designed to provide education, 
 motivation, and skill-building on issues of responsibility, 
 relationships, teen pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases for 
 young males ages 12 to 15 years of age: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This resolution may be cited as the ``Original Resolution Honoring 
Alpha Phi Alpha''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION.

 The House of Representatives congratulates and commends Alpha Phi 
Alpha Fraternity, Inc., on 118 years of service.
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