[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S455-S456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA BULLDOGS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 
   WINNING THE 2022 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COLLEGE 
                 FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from 
further consideration, and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 496.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 496) congratulating the University of 
     Georgia Bulldogs football team for winning the 2022 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff 
     National Championship.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. I ask unanimous consent that the Ossoff substitute 
amendment at the desk to the resolution be agreed to; that the 
resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; 
and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4922), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to, as follows:

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

     Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following: ``That the Senate--
     (1) congratulates the University of Georgia Bulldogs football 
     team for a great season and winning the 2022 National 
     Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff 
     National Championship game;
     (2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches, and 
     staff who contributed to the championship season; and
     (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
     (A) the President of the University of Georgia, Jere 
     Morehead;
     (B) the Athletic Director of the University of Georgia, Josh 
     Brooks; and
     (C) the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs 
     football team, Kirby Smart.

  The resolution (S. Res. 496), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 496

       Whereas the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team 
     (referred to in this preamble as the ``Georgia Bulldogs'') 
     went 14-1 during the 2021 college football season and won the 
     2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association College 
     Football Playoff National Championship (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``2022 National Championship''), defeating 
     the University of Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 33 to 18 
     at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 
     10, 2022;
       Whereas this victory marks the first college football 
     national championship for the University of Georgia since the 
     1980 college football season and its third national 
     championship overall;
       Whereas the 2022 National Championship was the 59th 
     football bowl appearance and the 34th football bowl victory 
     for the University of Georgia;
       Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs achieved a 14-1 
     overall record for the season, the most single-season wins in 
     the history of the University of Georgia football program;
       Whereas the 2021-2022 defensive unit for the Georgia 
     Bulldogs allowed on average only 10.2 points and 153 opposing 
     yards per game, making it one of the most dominant defensive 
     units in the history of college football;
       Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs overcame a loss in 
     the Southeastern Conference Championship to the University of 
     Alabama on December 4, 2021, achieving a historic victory 
     over the University of Alabama in the 2022 National 
     Championship;
       Whereas Georgia Bulldogs quarterback and Blackshear, 
     Georgia, native Stetson Bennett IV, a former walk-on player 
     and junior college transfer, demonstrated tremendous 
     leadership and skill throughout the 2021 college football 
     season, and was named the 2022 National Championship 
     Offensive Player of the Game;
       Whereas Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, Lewis Cine, was 
     named the 2022 National Championship Defensive Player of the 
     Game;

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       Whereas the University of Georgia head football coach, 
     Kirby Smart, a University of Georgia alumnus and former 
     Georgia Bulldogs defensive back, has now led his team to 5 
     consecutive Associated Press Top 10 finishes and the first 
     national championship since the end of the 1980 college 
     football season;
       Whereas this victory extends the record of Coach Smart to 
     66 wins and 15 losses during his tenure as the 26th Football 
     Head Coach at the University of Georgia, his first stint as a 
     head coach;
       Whereas members of the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have been 
     honored by various awards throughout the 2021 college 
     football season and during the post-season, including the 
     2021 Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner, Jordan 
     Davis, and the 37th Dick Butkus Award winner, Nakobe Dean;
       Whereas President Jere Morehead, Athletic Director Josh 
     Brooks, and Coach Kirby Smart have emphasized the importance 
     of academic success to the Georgia Bulldogs and all student-
     athletes at the University of Georgia; and
       Whereas the 2021-2022 Georgia Bulldogs have brought great 
     pride and honor to the University of Georgia, loyal fans of 
     the Georgia Bulldogs, and the entire State of Georgia: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of Georgia Bulldogs 
     football team for a great season and winning the 2022 
     National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football 
     Playoff National Championship game;
       (2) recognizes the achievements of all players, coaches, 
     and staff who contributed to the championship season; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of the University of Georgia, Jere 
     Morehead;
       (B) the Athletic Director of the University of Georgia, 
     Josh Brooks; and
       (C) the Head Coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs 
     football team, Kirby Smart.

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