House honors Black women's sorority on 100-year milestone
H.Res. 868 — Honoring the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Chi Chapter, on its centennial anniversary. · Filed by Nikema Williams (D-GA) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 7, 2025 · Referred to committee
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This is a ceremonial House resolution honoring the Chi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, on its 100th anniversary. The chapter was founded in 1925 at Talladega College in Alabama and has produced leaders in education, law, medicine, business, and public service. The resolution formally congratulates the chapter and requests that an enrolled copy be sent to the organization.
Why we flagged it
This is a standard House resolution commemorating a historic organization's centennial. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or regulatory change—only ceremonial recognition and a request to transmit an enrolled copy.
Who it affects
This is a ceremonial resolution with no fiscal impact or regulatory effect. It recognizes the historical and civic contributions of a historically Black women's organization and celebrates Black women's leadership and historically Black colleges and universities—a modest public affirmation of an institution that has strengthened communities.
Named in the bill
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Chi Chapter, Talladega College, House of Representatives, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Watson Coleman
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.
- Nov 7, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 5, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
“House honors Black women's sorority on 100-year milestone” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hres868 Report an error
The week in bills
One email, Sunday: what Congress passed, what it changed, and who paid.
One link arrives to confirm the address. It is used for this email and nothing else, and every issue carries an unsubscribe link.