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Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
African-American
Congress Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Congress has passed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth –June 19 every year – marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., June 19, 1865, when Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger proclaimed freedom from slavery in Texas, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday has been celebrated in 47 states […]
June 16, 2021
News Roundup
Rep. Alcee Hastings Dies at 84
Rep. Alcee Hastings – a civil rights activist and longest-serving member of Florida’s congressional delegation – has died at the age of 84, CNN reported. Hastings started in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993. In January 2019, Hastings announced that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer and planned to remain in Congress during […]
April 6, 2021
Native Americans
U.S. House Approves Bill to Give Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognition
The U.S. House has approved the Lumbee Recognition Act, a bill to give the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina federal recognition, WBTW reported. The bill will now go to the Senate after House approval for the bill came Monday afternoon. The Lumbee Recognition Act “would give Lumbee Tribe members access to services and benefits provided […]
November 17, 2020
African-American
UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature
The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.
December 10, 2019
News Roundup
Howard University to Pay Tribute to the Late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings
Howard University will pay tribute to the life of the late Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, who died last month. Political analyst and Cummings’ longtime friend Donna Brazile will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies. The tribute will take place on Nov.25 at 6 p.m. in the School of Business Auditorium with seating first come, first […]
November 21, 2019
News Roundup
College Affordability Act Passes Out of Committee to the U.S. House of Representatives
Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee passed the College Affordability Act out of committee on Thursday with a 28 to 22 vote. The College Affordability Act – introduced by Chairman Rep. Bobby Scott and other committee members two weeks ago – is the first attempt at a comprehensive overhaul of higher education legislation […]
October 31, 2019
News Roundup
Longest Serving Black Congressman Dies at Age 90
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. – a Michigan Democrat and the longest-serving Black congressman – died on Sunday at the age 90. Conyers served in Congress from 1964 to 2017. A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971, he also successfully pushed to make Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a […]
October 28, 2019
African-American
House of Representatives to Vote on FUTURE Act
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act, which would renew $255 million in annual federal funding for minority serving institutions, including historically black colleges and universities. The legislation – sponsored by Rep. Alma Adams and Rep. Mark Walker – would reauthorize […]
September 16, 2019
Students
Groups Stick Up for Grad Students in Letter to Lawmakers
A laundry list of 32 higher education interests, student organizations and science societies this week went to bat for graduate and professional students, calling on the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor to make graduate education a priority in […]
July 16, 2019
Opinion
UC Encourages Recipients to Renew DACA Immediately as Court Saves Dreamers Program
President Trump lost more than just the House of Representatives in last week’s midterms.
November 11, 2018
African-American
Congressman and Former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums Dies
Former Oakland mayor, Ronald V. Dellums, died Monday of prostate cancer at the age of 82. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, confirmed the death Monday morning, according to the San Jose Mercury News. “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm the passing of a great warrior and statesman, Congressman Ron Dellums,” Lee said in a […]
July 30, 2018
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