[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1165 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1165

 Honoring the life and accomplishments of the actor Jimmy Stewart and 
the contributions he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his 
                                 birth.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2008

Mr. Poe (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Platts, Mr. Tiahrt, 
  Mr. Shuster, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Granger, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Peterson of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Carter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
 Paul, Mr. Shays, Mr. Terry, Mr. Towns, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Hall of 
 Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life and accomplishments of the actor Jimmy Stewart and 
the contributions he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his 
                                 birth.

Whereas James Maitland ``Jimmy'' Stewart was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on 
        May 20, 1908;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart made more than 80 films, including comedies, westerns, and 
        dramas;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart won an Academy Award for best performance by an actor in 
        1940 for his performance in ``The Philadelphia Story'' and received four 
        other Oscar nominations for his performances in ``Mr. Smith Goes to 
        Washington'', ``It's a Wonderful Life'', ``Harvey'', and ``Anatomy of a 
        Murder'';
Whereas Jimmy Stewart received a Screen Actors Guild Award in 1968 for 
        ``fostering the finest ideals of the acting profession'', the American 
        Film Institute's eighth Life Achievement Award in 1980, a Kennedy Center 
        Honor in 1983, a special Academy Award in 1984 for ``50 years of 
        meaningful performances'' and ``for his high ideals, both on and off the 
        screen'', and the annual tribute by the Film Society of Lincoln Center 
        in 1990;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart was voted the third Greatest Movie Star of all time by 
        Entertainment Weekly, the ninth Greatest Movie Star of all time by 
        Premiere Magazine, and is third on The 50 Greatest Screen Legends Actor 
        list by the American Film Institute;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart appeared in a number of television shows and Broadway 
        plays and received a Tony Award;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart's poetry was compiled into his 1989 book entitled ``Jimmy 
        Stewart and his Poems'';
Whereas Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the military and served during World War II as 
        the operations officer, chief of staff, and squadron commander of the 
        Second Combat Wing of the United States 8th Air Force in England;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart's military decorations include two Distinguished Flying 
        Crosses, the Air Medal, multiple oak leaf clusters, six battle stars, 
        and the Croix de Guerre with Palm;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart held the highest active military rank of any actor in 
        history, rising to the rank of colonel in the Army Air Corps during 
        World War II, and the rank of brigadier general in 1959, making him the 
        highest ranking entertainer in the American military;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart was awarded the Woodrow Wilson Award, Princeton 
        University's highest alumni honor, for outstanding public service;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart worked from 1987 to 1993 on projects that enhanced the 
        public appreciation and understanding of the United States Constitution 
        and Bill of Rights;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart was presented the Humanitarian Award by the American Red 
        Cross for service to his fellow man;
Whereas Jimmy Stewart testified before Congress in 1988, in favor of a bill that 
        was later enacted to require film exhibitors and distributors to 
        disclose to the public whether certain culturally, historically, or 
        aesthetically significant films had been colorized or otherwise altered 
        from the original; and
Whereas in 1985, President Ronald Reagan awarded Jimmy Stewart the Nation's 
        highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives honors 
the life and accomplishments of the late James Maitland ``Jimmy'' 
Stewart and honors the artistic, military, and political contributions 
he made to the Nation on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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