# 119-sres-197: A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.

119-sres-197, A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball National Championship., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status passed_senate (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-197
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Sports and Recreation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Commends the University of Connecticut women's basketball team for winning the 2025 NCAA Division I National Championship and securing the program's 12th title.** On April 6, 2025, the Huskies beat the University of South Carolina 82 to 59 at Amalie Arena in Tampa. The team defeated three number-one seeds in the tournament by an average margin of 23 points, bringing UConn's total to 18 national championships across its basketball programs. Geno Auriemma is named head coach and Chris Dailey associate head coach. Azzi Fudd was the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player with 24 points. Paige Bueckers set the UConn career NCAA tournament scoring mark with 477 points and freshman Sarah Strong scored a tournament single-year freshman record of 114 points. The resolution also congratulates fans, students, and faculty and requests an enrolled copy be sent to President Radenka Maric, Coach Geno Auriemma, and Associate Head Coach Chris Dailey.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-197 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/197)

## Related
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-197 (as of 2025-12-21).