IV 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1057 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2010 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Granger, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Minnick, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neugebauer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olson, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mr. Paul, Mr. Payne, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Ms. Watson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex.

Whereas the National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star brings together the very best professional basketball players in the Nation for 48 minutes of intense competition and sterling athletic achievements; Whereas the annual All-Star Game is one of the highlights of the NBA season and a major sports event of the year; Whereas the game annually is played on the home court of one of the NBA member teams and is a sought-after event by the teams and the cities they represent; Whereas the Dallas Mavericks play their home games at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and are the host team for 2010 NBA All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday Afternoon, February 14, 2010; Whereas this is the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, an exhibition basketball game that will be played on February 14, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys; Whereas this is the first time the Greater Dallas Metroplex area has had the distinction of where All-Star events are split between two venues since 1989; Whereas this will be the first All-Star Game to be played in a football stadium since 1996, when San Antonio's Alamodome hosted the event; and Whereas the weekend of the All-Star Game has been declared NBA All-Star Weekend in the Greater Metroplex region, in recognition of the area’s role in this year’s All-Star competition: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) All-Star Game in the Greater Dallas Metroplex, the 2010 All-Stars, and all those associated with the All-Star events; and (2)express its hope that the 59th annual All-Star Game will be the most exciting and successful in the history of the event.