[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 363 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                        April 10, 2002.
Whereas the State of Utah hosted the world during the largest and most 
        successful Olympic Winter Games ever held;
Whereas the people of Utah opened their hearts and their homes to the athletes 
        of the world and represented the Nation well to the world community;
Whereas the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, its president, Mitt Romney, and its 
        chairman, Robert Garff did a spectacular job in staging a great Winter 
        Olympics with class, dignity, and a proper focus on the athletic 
        competition;
Whereas 2,535 athletes, from a record 78 countries, prepared with unmatched 
        dedication, competed with unrivaled courage, and inspired the world with 
        their spirit of peaceful competition;
Whereas African-American and Mexican-American athletes won medals for the first 
        time in Winter Olympics history;
Whereas over 500 athletes from 36 nations competed in the 2002 Paralympic Winter 
        Games, also held in Salt Lake City, and reminded the world that physical 
        challenges are no limit to human achievement;
Whereas the 211 members of the United States Olympic Team won a Winter Olympics 
        record 34 medals, including a record 10 gold medals, and gave a grateful 
        Nation another new group of heroes at a time when the Nation has 
        rediscovered the true meaning of heroism;
Whereas the silent heroes, over 7,000 members of Federal, State, and local law 
        enforcement and public safety agencies, and over 5,400 brave members of 
        the Armed Forces continued their selfless service to ensure the Winter 
        Olympics were safe and secure for athletes and spectators alike;
Whereas over 19,500 Utahns and other United States citizens volunteered their 
        time and talents to show the world the best that the United States has 
        to offer; 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 congratulates the people of 
Utah, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the United States Olympic Team, and 
the athletes of the world for an outstanding and inspiring 2002 Olympic Winter 
Games, and thanks the thousands of law enforcement and public safety personnel, 
military servicemen and women, and volunteers who contributed so much to ensure 
the Winter Olympics were safe, secure, and friendly.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.