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

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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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