[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 520 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 520

Congratulating Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for breaking the 
          Major League Baseball single-season home run record.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1998

 Mr. Talent submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals for breaking the 
          Major League Baseball single-season home run record.

Whereas the game of baseball is America's national pastime;
Whereas one of the grandest records in baseball, and indeed in all sport, is the 
        record for the most home runs hit in a single Major League Baseball 
        season;
Whereas during the 1998 Major League Baseball season, Mark McGwire of the St. 
        Louis Cardinals and other fine players have challenged the Major League 
        Baseball single-season home run record, bringing great excitement to the 
        1998 Major League Baseball season and capturing the imagination of the 
        people of the United States and baseball fans around the world;
Whereas Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals has been subjected to intense 
        pressure and media scrutiny, but has conducted himself with uncommon 
        grace, class, and dignity, and has been a first-rate role model for the 
        young people of St. Louis, the State of Missouri, and the United States; 
        and
Whereas on September 8, 1998, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 
        62nd home run of the 1998 Major League Baseball season, breaking the 
        Major League Baseball single-season home run record: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and 
commends Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals--
            (1) for breaking the Major League Baseball single-season 
        home run record;
            (2) for bringing great excitement to the 1998 Major League 
        Baseball season; and
            (3) for being an inspiration to the youth of America and 
        the world and baseball fans everywhere.
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