Commending and congratulating North Carolina Central University's football team for winning the 2022 Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Football Championship in the 2022 Celebration Bowl.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 417 Commending and congratulating North Carolina Central University’s football team for winning the 2022 Historically Black Colleges and Universities National Football Championship in the 2022 Celebration Bowl. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 17, 2023 Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. HUDSON, Ms. ROSS, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Ms. MANNING, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. EDWARDS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Commending and congratulating North Carolina Central University’s football team for winning the 2022 Histori- cally Black Colleges and Universities National Football Championship in the 2022 Celebration Bowl. Whereas the Celebration Bowl is the event in which the Na- tional Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1’s two most prestigious Historically Black Colleges and Univer- sities conferences compete for the National Champion- ship; Whereas North Carolina Central University’s Eagles claimed the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR417.IH HR417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 417 IH and Jackson State University’s Tigers won the South- western Athletic Conference Championship; Whereas, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, North Carolina Central University’s Eagles defeated Jackson State Uni- versity with a 41–34 overtime victory at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; Whereas this is North Carolina Central University’s fourth Black College Football National Title, in addition to those won in 1954, 2005, and 2006; Whereas North Carolina Central University Head Coach and alumnus, Trei Oliver, has achieved five Conference Championships and three Black College Football Na- tional Titles in his 20 years of coaching; Whereas North Carolina Central University quarterback Davius Richard and defensive back Khalil Baker were named the Most Valuable Players of the 2022 Celebra- tion Bowl; Whereas quarterback Davius Richard sealed victory for the Eagles with a rushing touchdown and a successful extra point attempt by placekicker Adrian Olivo in overtime; and Whereas the 2022 Eagles are the third roster in North Caro- lina Central University football history to reach double- figure victories with 10 wins and 2 losses in a season: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) commends North Carolina Central Univer- 2 sity’s football team for winning the 2022 Celebration 3 Bowl; 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR417.IH HR417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HRES 417 IH (2) congratulates the fans, students, and fac- 1 ulty of North Carolina Central University; and 2 (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the 3 House of Representatives transmit an enrolled copy 4 of this resolution to— 5 (A) the Chancellor of North Carolina Cen- 6 tral University, Dr. Johnson Akinleye; 7 (B) the Provost of North Carolina Central 8 University, Dr. David H. Jackson; and 9 (C) the Head Coach of North Carolina 10 Central University’s football team, Trei Oliver. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:22 May 18, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR417.IH HR417 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB