H.Res. 768

[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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