[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 901 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 29, 2008.
Whereas Tim Tebow was born on August 14, 1987, to Bob and Pam Tebow;
Whereas Tim Tebow's mother and father have instilled in him the importance of 
        giving and serving others;
Whereas Tim Tebow has exhibited exemplary character, kindness, and compassion 
        rooted in his deep and abiding faith in God;
Whereas Tim Tebow has displayed a willingness to help those less fortunate 
        through his missionary work in the Philippines;
Whereas Tim Tebow has been an inspiration off the football field by regularly 
        visiting orphanages in the Philippines and hospitals in the United 
        States;
Whereas Tim Tebow has maintained a 3.77 grade point average at the University of 
        Florida;
Whereas Tim Tebow became only the fourth sophomore in the history of the 
        University of Florida to earn first-team Academic All-American honors;
Whereas Tim Tebow played an integral role in the University of Florida's 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) national championship 
        football team in 2006;
Whereas Tim Tebow threw for 29 touchdowns and ran for 22 touchdowns in the 2007 
        season;
Whereas Tim Tebow became the first player in major college football history to 
        run for at least 20 touchdowns and pass for at least 20 touchdowns in 
        the same season;
Whereas Tim Tebow's total of 51 touchdowns was a Southeastern Conference record;
Whereas Tim Tebow's 22 rushing touchdowns was also a new conference record as 
        well as a national collegiate record for quarterbacks;
Whereas Tim Tebow completed more than 68 percent of his passing attempts for a 
        total of 3,132 yards this season;
Whereas Tim Tebow guided Florida to a 9-3 record as they led the Southeastern 
        Conference in scoring and total yardage; and
Whereas on December 8, 2007, Tim Tebow became the first and only sophomore ever 
        to win the Heisman Trophy, college football's most coveted and 
        prestigious award: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends Tim Tebow for his academic and athletic 
        accomplishments;
            (2) recognizes Tim Tebow's character and compassion toward his 
        fellow human beings;
            (3) congratulates Tim Tebow for his historic winning of the 2007 
        Heisman Trophy; and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a 
        copy of this resolution to University of Florida President J. Bernard 
        Machen and Head Football Coach Urban Meyer for appropriate display.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.