[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 362 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 362

Congratulating the 2002 United States Olympic Team, Salt Lake City, the 
 State of Utah, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the International 
Olympic Committee, athletes from around the world, and all the security 
  personnel who participated in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt 
                            Lake City, Utah.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2002

 Mr. Hastings of Florida submitted the following resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the 2002 United States Olympic Team, Salt Lake City, the 
 State of Utah, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the International 
Olympic Committee, athletes from around the world, and all the security 
  personnel who participated in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt 
                            Lake City, Utah.

Whereas the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, were successfully 
        completed;
Whereas athletes from the United States and thousands from all over the world 
        came together and took part in the Olympics in the best spirit of good 
        sportsmanship;
Whereas the United States Olympic Team, as a result of immense dedication and 
        personal sacrifice, excelled at their respective sports and won a record 
        number of Winter Olympics medals;
Whereas African-American and Mexican-American athletes won medals for the first 
        time in the Winter Olympics history;
Whereas the 60 security organizations entrusted with the responsibility of 
        protecting the athletes, coaches, judges, and spectators rose to the 
        challenge to provide the safest Olympic Games ever and set an impressive 
        precedent for providing security in the future;
Whereas athletes and fans from around the world supported these Olympic Games in 
        record numbers; and
Whereas the 2002 Olympic Winter Games accomplished the principles set forth by 
        the Olympic movement, including the aim to ``encourage the Olympic 
        spirit of peace and harmony, which brings the people from across the 
        world together around Olympic sport'': Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives extends its heartiest 
congratulations to the members of the 2002 United States Olympic Team, 
its coaches, and officials for a job well done, and congratulates Salt 
Lake City, the State of Utah, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the 
International Olympic Committee, athletes from around the world, the 
various security agencies, and the people of the Salt Lake City area 
for their immensely successful efforts in organizing and carrying out 
the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
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