[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 795 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 795

       Recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2016

  Mr. Hill (for himself, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Womack, Mr. 
 Cole, Mr. Takai, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, 
 Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Pearce) submitted the following resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program.

Whereas August 1, 2016, marks the 70th anniversary of President Harry S. Truman 
        signing into law the Fulbright Act of 1946;
Whereas the Fulbright Program was established by Senator James William Fulbright 
        of Arkansas for the ``promotion of international good will through the 
        exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science'';
Whereas the Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and 
        Cultural Affairs of the Department of State;
Whereas the Fulbright Program provides approximately 8,000 grants annually and 
        currently operates in over 160 countries, including 50 that have 
        established cost-sharing binational commissions;
Whereas 1,300 United States higher education institutions, both public and 
        private, host students at home and send scholars abroad;
Whereas current Fulbright students and scholars hail from all 50 States and 2 
        United States territories, and approximately a quarter are from minority 
        or underrepresented populations;
Whereas more than 370,000 persons from across the globe have benefited from this 
        unique opportunity;
Whereas alumni of the Fulbright Program include 54 Nobel Prize laureates, 82 
        recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, 33 heads of state, 16 Presidential 
        Medal of Freedom recipients, 8 members of the United States Congress, 
        and a former Secretary-General of the United Nations;
Whereas, on April 21, 2016, an American Elm was planted on the Capitol grounds 
        in recognition of the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program; and
Whereas the Fulbright Program promotes United States higher education abroad and 
        remains a valuable diplomatic tool: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 70th anniversary of the founding of the 
        Fulbright Program;
            (2) encourages the President and the Secretary of State to 
        work with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to 
        support the work of the Fulbright Program;
            (3) congratulates all recipients of Fulbright awards, both 
        past and present; and
            (4) calls on students, scholars, and professionals around 
        the world to seek out opportunities to engage with each other 
        and promote international good will.
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