U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR861: A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Baseball Championship, the third national championship in program history.
Status: Introduced, September 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 861 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2026 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Mr. Armstrong ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Baseball Championship, the third national championship in program history. Whereas the 2026 University of Oklahoma baseball team (referred to in this preamble as the Sooners ), under the direction of head coach Skip Johnson, won the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the NCAA ) Division I Baseball Championship, defeating the University of North Carolina in game 3 of the Men's College World Series finals by a score of 13-2 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska; Whereas the Sooners made their 12th appearance in the Men's College World Series, made their fourth national championship appearance, second in the era of 3-game series finals, and won the program's third national championship and first since 1994 in a remarkable postseason run; Whereas the Sooners won the Southeastern Conference's (referred to in this preamble as the SEC ) seventh straight NCAA Division I Baseball Championship after finishing 11th in the SEC regular season standings and entering the NCAA tournament having lost 7 of …
Sponsors
- Lankford, James (R, SD-OK) · primary sponsor
- Armstrong, Alan (R)
Latest actions
- : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4762-4763; text: CR S4761)
- : Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Subjects: Congressional tributes, Oklahoma, Higher education, Sports and Recreation, School athletics
Common questions
- What is SR861?
- SR861 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Baseball Championship, the third national championship in program history.
- What is the status of SR861?
- Introduced as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4762-4763; text: CR S4761) (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR861?
- Lankford, James (R, SD-OK), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SR861?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/861
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