Full Text of HR0382 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, September 17, 2023 marks the 236th anniversary of | 3 | | the framing of the Constitution of the United States of | 4 | | America by the Constitutional Convention; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States of America, | 6 | | the guardian of our liberties, embodies the principles of | 7 | | limited government in a republic dedicated to rule by law; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Daughters of the American Revolution | 9 | | organization was responsible for the annual designation of | 10 | | September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Daughters of the American Revolution made its | 12 | | own resolution for Constitution Week, which was adopted on | 13 | | April 21, 1955; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Members of the U.S. Congress received the | 15 | | resolution, and the resolution was discussed in the U.S. | 16 | | Senate on June 7, 1955; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The first national resolution to observe | 18 | | Constitution Week was made on June 14, 1955 by Senator William | 19 | | F. Knowland of California; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Following the passage of the resolution by both | 2 | | houses of Congress, President Eisenhower issued his | 3 | | proclamation on August 19, 1955; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The first observance of Constitution Week was so | 5 | | successful that on January 5, 1956, Senator Knowland | 6 | | introduced a Senate Joint Resolution to have the president | 7 | | designate September 17 through 23 annually as Constitution | 8 | | Week; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The resolution was adopted on July 23, 1956 and | 10 | | signed as Public Law 915 on August 2, 1956; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a | 12 | | proclamation each year by the President of the United States | 13 | | of America designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution | 14 | | Week; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper to accord official | 16 | | recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable | 17 | | anniversary and to the patriotic celebrations which will | 18 | | commemorate it; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we declare the week of September 17 through September 23, 2023 |
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| 1 | | as Constitution Week in the State of Illinois; and be it | 2 | | further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That we urge our citizens to reaffirm the ideals | 4 | | the framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly | 5 | | protecting the freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian | 6 | | of our liberties; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the Daughters of the American Revolution | 9 | | organization as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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