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SRES 56

A resolution congratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's soccer national championship.

119th Congress Introduced by Bernie Sanders and 1 co-sponsor

Senate resolution congratulates UVM Catamounts men's soccer on the 2024 NCAA Division I title and memorializes the win; sends an enrolled copy to university leaders.

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Bill Summary · SRES 56

SRES 56 — Summary

A Senate resolution congratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on the 2024 NCAA Division I national championship.

Purpose and intent

  • To publicly recognize and celebrate the University of Vermont (UVM) Catamounts men's soccer team for winning the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship.
  • To memorialize the achievement within the official record of the Senate and to extend best wishes to the university community.

Key provisions

  • The resolution (1) congratulates the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning the 2024 NCAA Division I men’s soccer national championship.
  • (2) Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of the resolution to:
    • Patricia A. Prelock, interim president of the University of Vermont
    • Jeff Schulman, director of athletics at the University of Vermont
    • Rob Dow, head coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts men's soccer team

Affected parties

  • Primary beneficiaries: University of Vermont and its community (athletics department, players, coaching staff, and supporters).
  • Official recipients of the enrolled resolution: interim president, athletics director, and the head coach.

Legislative status and procedural timeline

  • Introduced in the Senate on February 4, 2025.
  • Considered and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent on February 4, 2025.
  • Passed/agreed to in the Senate on February 4, 2025 (via unanimous consent).
  • Text references in Senate records: consideration noted as CR S600; text as CR S599.
  • Related House action: Companion bill HRES 58 exists.

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor: Peter Welch
  • Cosponsor: Bernard (Bernie) Sanders

Related measures

  • Companion House resolution: HRES 58

Potential impact

  • Provides ceremonial national recognition for a collegiate athletics achievement.
  • No new laws, funding, or policy changes are created by this resolution.
  • May enhance visibility and prestige for UVM and its athletics program.
  • Serves as a formal record of the achievement within the legislative branch.

Notes

  • The resolution explicitly instructs the transmission of an enrolled copy to specific university leaders, underscoring the ceremonial honor and the university’s leadership recognition.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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