Full Text of HR0155 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 155
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 155 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the heading with the following: | 4 | | "WHEREAS, U.S. Route 20 is the longest road in the United | 5 | | States, stretching over 3,300 miles; the route's easternmost | 6 | | point is in Boston, Massachusetts and its westernmost point is | 7 | | in Newport, Oregon; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, A national effort to dedicate U.S. 20 in its | 9 | | entirety as the "Highway of Fallen Heroes" has been undertaken | 10 | | by several veterans groups in numerous states along the route; | 11 | | the groups have experienced success in the designation of this | 12 | | route in other states; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, U.S. 20 connects metropolitan areas in the State | 14 | | of Illinois and serves as a major arterial highway for those | 15 | | traveling east to west, or west to east, along the northern |
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| 1 | | portion of the State; this highway connects the far northwest | 2 | | portion of Illinois, just east of Dubuque, Iowa, to the South | 3 | | Side of Chicago, just west of Gary, Indiana; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, U.S. 20 is currently designated as the General | 5 | | U.S. Grant Memorial Highway; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In honor of the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many | 7 | | of our troops throughout history, it is fitting to dedicate the | 8 | | longest route in America as the "Highway of Fallen Heroes" as a | 9 | | humble gesture of thanks for the freedoms we enjoy on a daily | 10 | | basis; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In accordance with the words spoken over the | 12 | | fallen at Gettysburg by a former representative from Illinois, | 13 | | let us "never forget" our fallen heroes; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we designate the segment of U.S. 20 that crosses the State of | 17 | | Illinois as the "General U.S. Grant Memorial Highway of Fallen | 18 | | Heroes" and encourage the other 11 states along the route to | 19 | | adopt similar measures to show support for veterans groups and | 20 | | the men and women serving our country today; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 1 | | is requested to erect, consistent with State and federal | 2 | | regulations, signs displaying the ceremonial designation of | 3 | | U.S. 20 as the "General U.S. Grant Memorial Highway of Fallen | 4 | | Heroes"; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | delivered to the Secretary of Transportation and to the | 7 | | Illinois chapters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American | 8 | | Legion, the American Veterans, the United Service | 9 | | Organizations, the Disabled American Veterans, the Korean War | 10 | | Veterans Association, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, and | 11 | | the Vietnam Veterans of America as a symbol of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.".
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