SRES 500 United States Senate · 118th Congress

A resolution designating November 8, 2023, as "National First-Generation College Celebration Day".

SRES 500 is a Senate resolution designating November 8, 2023, as "National First-Generation College Celebration Day." It recognizes first-generation college students - those whose parents did not earn a bachelor's degree - and commemorates the anniversary of the 1965 Higher Education Act, which established key support programs like Federal TRIO and Pell Grants. The resolution urges all Americans to celebrate this day, acknowledge the contributions of first-gen students to the future workforce, and honor the Higher Education Act's role in expanding access to higher education. This is a symbolic designation with no new funding or policy changes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2023

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Dec 2023

House Passage

President

Introduced Dec 13, 2023 Last action Dec 13, 2023

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Dec 13, 2023

Introduced

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5968; text: CR S5965)

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Dec 13, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5968; text: CR S5965)

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Dec 13, 2023

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Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 22 co-sponsors