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Congratulates the Professional Golfers' Association of America on its 90th anniversary and applauds its contributions to employment and economic growth.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 471 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 471
Congratulating The Professional Golfers' Association of America on its
90th anniversary and commending the members of The Professional
Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for the
charitable contributions they provide to the United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 13, 2006
Mr. Foley (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Baca, Mr. Ramstad,
Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
McIntyre, Mr. Mica, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Gene Green
of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rogers of
Michigan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ross, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr.
Ferguson, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, and Mr.
Buyer) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating The Professional Golfers' Association of America on its
90th anniversary and commending the members of The Professional
Golfers' Association of America and The PGA Foundation for the
charitable contributions they provide to the United States.
Whereas The Professional Golfers' Association of America (The PGA of America)
was founded in 1916 by a group of amateur and professional golfers in
New York City, led by department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker, with a
mission to promote interest in the game of golf, elevate standards of
the golf professional's vocation, hold meetings and tournaments for the
benefit of members, assist deserving unemployed members to obtain
positions, and establish a benevolent relief fund for deserving members;
Whereas during World War I The PGA of America began its tradition of serving the
military by purchasing and maintaining an ambulance throughout the war
for the American Red Cross and encouraging employers of members to hold
open positions for its members serving in the United States Armed
Forces;
Whereas The PGA of America has continued its tradition of serving the military
by partnering with the National Amputee Golf Association to offer golf
programs for wounded military service members that include free golf
instruction, free use of golf equipment, and free golf;
Whereas in 1954 The PGA of America created a charitable foundation, The PGA
Foundation, as a public philanthropic foundation to provide resources
and professional expertise to make golf accessible in the community by
offering free golf programs for youth, the disabled, and the
underserved;
Whereas The PGA of America and its PGA Foundation offer such programs as Play
Golf America Days for youths involving free instruction, skills
competition, and equipment demonstration; golf programs for inner city
youths in Louisville, Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan, that combine
golf, education enrichment and life skills preparation to prepare youths
for employment and college; and professional golf instruction and
funding for the First Tee golf program for youths;
Whereas The PGA of America partners with Special Olympics International to make
golf an official Special Olympics sport and supports the Special
Olympics golf competition at the National Special Olympics and the World
Games Special Olympics;
Whereas The PGA of America in partnership with eighteen four-year college and
universities has created an accredited major for students to receive
degrees in Professional Golf Management and The PGA of America awards
scholarships to ensure women and minorities have the opportunity to
obtain Professional Golf Management degrees and membership in The PGA of
America;
Whereas The PGA of America conducts more than 30 tournaments for its members and
apprentices, including the Ryder Cup, PGA Championship, PGA Grand Slam
of Golf, and Senior PGA Championship, and conducts charitable programs
related to these tournaments where the tournaments are held;
Whereas The PGA of America has hosted and sponsored for nine years the PGA
Minority Collegiate Golf Championship to provide opportunities for
students at predominately minority colleges and universities to
participate in collegiate golf championships, career awareness programs,
and employment recruiting;
Whereas The PGA of America is dedicated to providing educational opportunities
at the PGA Education Center for PGA members and apprentice professionals
and The PGA of America also provides information to the public at the
adjacent PGA Historical Center, which celebrates the growth of golf in
the United States and honors PGA members who have made significant
contributions to the game of golf;
Whereas The PGA of America is the world's largest working sporting organization
with a mission of growing the game of golf and making it accessible;
Whereas The PGA of America is a not-for-profit professional association which
has a membership of approximately 28,000 golf professionals who promote
the game of golf and make golf a better game; and
Whereas The PGA of America, its members, and the golf industry annually
contribute approximately $62.2 billion to the economy of the United
States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress--
(1) congratulates The Professional Golfers' Association of
America (The PGA of America) on its 90th anniversary;
(2) commends The PGA of America and its members for their
contributions to the game of golf and their efforts to make
golf accessible; and
(3) applauds The PGA of America and its members for their
contributions to employment and economic growth in the United
States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6981-6983)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 471.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6981-6982)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6981-6982)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.