[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S13990]
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       NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WEEK

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be immediately discharged from further consideration of 
Senate Resolution 147 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 147) designating the weeks beginning 
     September 24, 1995, and September 22, 1996, as ``National 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week'', and for 
     other purposes.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; that the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements relating to 
the resolution appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  So the resolution (S. Res. 147) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:
                              S. Res. 147

       Whereas there was 103 historically black colleges and 
     universities in the United States;
       Whereas black colleges and universities provide the quality 
     education so essential to full participation in a complex, 
     highly technological society;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have a rich 
     heritage and have played a prominent role in American 
     history;
       Whereas black colleges and universities have allowed many 
     underprivileged students to attain their full potential 
     through higher education; and
       Whereas the achievements and goals of historically black 
     colleges and universities are deserving of national 
     recognition: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designates the weeks beginning 
     September 24, 1995, and September 22, 1996, as ``National 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week''. The 
     Senate requests the President of the United States to issue a 
     proclamation calling on the people of the United States and 
     interested groups to observe the weeks with appropriate 
     ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate support 
     for historically black colleges and universities in the 
     United States.
     

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