Congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career and expresses thanks for his contributions to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1075 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1075
Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career,
thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las
Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 29, 2006
Mr. Porter (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Moore of Kansas,
Mr. Mack, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Holden, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr.
Smith of Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Beauprez, Mr.
Campbell of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Carter,
Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Latham, Mr. Herger, Mr.
Chocola, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Issa, Mr.
Bishop of Utah, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Castle, Mr. Butterfield,
Mr. Coble, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Kirk)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career,
thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las
Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors.
Whereas Andre Agassi won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and achieved a total of 60
career singles titles and 1 career doubles title;
Whereas Andre Agassi is one of only 5 players to win all 4 Grand Slam events in
his career (4 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 1 Wimbledon
title, and 2 U.S. Open titles);
Whereas Andre Agassi won the men's tennis singles gold medal at the 1996 Olympic
Games, in Atlanta, Georgia;
Whereas, in 1999, Andre Agassi was ranked first in the world in men's tennis;
Whereas Andre Agassi officially retired from professional tennis on September 3,
2006, bringing to a close one of the most impressive professional
careers in sports history;
Whereas, in addition to acheivements on the tennis court, Andre Agassi
participates in many charitable organizations;
Whereas Andre Agassi founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF), the
mission of which is to provide educational and recreational facilities
and activities for abandoned, abused, and at-risk children;
Whereas every year the AACF holds a benefit concert, Grand Slam for Children,
which has successfully raised over $50 million for the at-risk children
of Las Vegas, Nevada;
Whereas, in 1995, Andre Agassi won the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in
recognition of his efforts for helping disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas,
Nevada;
Whereas, in 1997, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club to
assist the youth of Las Vegas, Nevada;
Whereas the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club features a junior tennis team, Team
Agassi, and a basketball program, the Agassi Stars;
Whereas, in 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi
College Preperatory Academy, which is a K-12 public charter school
founded on the principle that nothing can impact a child's life more
than the education the child receives;
Whereas, through the AACF, Andre Agassi supported Child Haven, the only
residential facility for abused and neglected children in Clark County,
Nevada, by donating funds for a six-room school building now named the
Agassi Center for Education; and
Whereas the AACF also provided $720,000 to assist in the building of the Andre
Agassi Cottage for Medically Fragile Children: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional
tennis career;
(2) thanks Andre Agassi for his contributions to the
community of Las Vegas, Nevada; and
(3) wishes Andre Agassi much luck in his future endeavors.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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