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109th CONGRESS 2d Session

H. RES. 1075

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 29, 2006

Mr. Porter (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Mack, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Holden, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Carter, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Latham, Mr. Herger, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Issa, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Castle, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Fossella, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Kirk) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

RESOLUTION

Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career, thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors.

Whereas Andre Agassi won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and achieved a total of 60 career singles titles and 1 career doubles title; Whereas Andre Agassi is one of only 5 players to win all 4 Grand Slam events in his career (4 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 1 Wimbledon title, and 2 U.S. Open titles); Whereas Andre Agassi won the men’s tennis singles gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, in Atlanta, Georgia; Whereas, in 1999, Andre Agassi was ranked first in the world in men’s tennis; Whereas Andre Agassi officially retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, bringing to a close one of the most impressive professional careers in sports history; Whereas, in addition to acheivements on the tennis court, Andre Agassi participates in many charitable organizations; Whereas Andre Agassi founded the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF), the mission of which is to provide educational and recreational facilities and activities for abandoned, abused, and at-risk children; Whereas every year the AACF holds a benefit concert, Grand Slam for Children, which has successfully raised over $50 million for the at-risk children of Las Vegas, Nevada; Whereas, in 1995, Andre Agassi won the ATP Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in recognition of his efforts for helping disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, Nevada; Whereas, in 1997, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club to assist the youth of Las Vegas, Nevada; Whereas the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club features a junior tennis team, Team Agassi, and a basketball program, the Agassi Stars; Whereas, in 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi College Preperatory Academy, which is a K–12 public charter school founded on the principle that nothing can impact a child’s life more than the education the child receives; Whereas, through the AACF, Andre Agassi supported Child Haven, the only residential facility for abused and neglected children in Clark County, Nevada, by donating funds for a six-room school building now named the Agassi Center for Education; and Whereas the AACF also provided $720,000 to assist in the building of the Andre Agassi Cottage for Medically Fragile Children: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career; (2)thanks Andre Agassi for his contributions to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada; and (3)wishes Andre Agassi much luck in his future endeavors.