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Congratulates the members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams and everyone who supported their efforts at the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Encourages the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago, Illinois, as the site of the 2016 Games.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H. Res. 1527 Engrossed in House (EH)]
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 3, 2008.
Whereas the 2008 Summer Olympic Games were conducted in Beijing, China, from
August 8 to August 24, 2008;
Whereas 10,500 athletes from 204 countries participated in 302 events in 28
sports and inspired people around the world with their dedication,
discipline, athletic achievement, and spirit of fair play, representing
the best traditions of Olympic competition;
Whereas 596 men and women represented the United States in the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games as members of the United States Olympic Team;
Whereas those United States Olympians competed in 27 sports and continued the
great legacy of athleticism and sportsmanship that has characterized the
history of United States Olympic competition;
Whereas, in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the United States sustained and
increased its clear dominance as the most successful country in the
history of the Olympic Games;
Whereas athletes from the United States won more medals in the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games than athletes from any other country;
Whereas swimmer Michael Phelps of Maryland earned recognition as one of the
greatest athletes of all time by winning an extraordinary 8 gold medals
in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to surpass the previous single-year
record of 7 Olympic gold medals by Mark Spitz, also a swimmer from the
United States;
Whereas Michael Phelps now also holds the record for the most Olympic gold
medals ever won by a single athlete, with a remarkable 14 gold medals;
Whereas, in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, the United States demonstrated its
continued preeminence in team sports, with the men's and women's
basketball teams, the men's volleyball team, the women's soccer team,
and the men's and women's 4x400-meter relay teams winning gold medals;
Whereas more than 200 athletes from the United States competed in 18 sports on
behalf of the United States in the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games in
Beijing, China, from September 6 to September 17, 2008;
Whereas the United States Paralympic Team earned 99 medals, including 36 gold
medals, reminding the world that physical challenges are no limit to
human achievement;
Whereas United States Army First Lieutenant Melissa Stockwell, who lost her left
leg to a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2004, became the first veteran of
the war in Iraq to compete in the Paralympic Games when she swam in the
women's 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter freestyle, and 400-meter
freestyle;
Whereas the people of the United States stand united in respect and admiration
for the members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and
the Teams' athletic accomplishments, sportsmanship, and dedication to
excellence;
Whereas the many accomplishments of the United States Olympic and Paralympic
Teams would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication
of many others, including the United States Olympic Committee and the
many administrators, coaches, and family members who provided critical
support for the athletes;
Whereas the Olympic movement celebrates competition, fair play, and the pursuit
of dreams;
Whereas the United States and, in particular, the city of Chicago, Illinois,
celebrate those same ideals; and
Whereas Chicago has never hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) extends congratulations for a job well done to all members of
the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams and to everyone who
supported the Teams' efforts at the 2008 Summer Olympic and Paralympic
Games; and
(2) encourages the International Olympic Committee to choose
Chicago, Illinois, as the site of the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic
Games and offers support and cooperation in ensuring successful Olympic
and Paralympic Games in Chicago in 2016.
Attest:
Clerk.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mr. Crowley asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10814-10815)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H10814-10815)
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10814-10815)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.