[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 538 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 538

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         July 24, 2009.
Whereas Olympic Day, June 23, 2009, celebrated the Olympic ideal of developing 
        peace through sport;
Whereas June 23 marks the anniversary of the founding of the modern Olympic 
        movement, the date on which the Congress of Paris approved the proposal 
        of Pierre de Coubertin to found the modern Olympics;
Whereas for more than 100 years, the Olympic movement has built a more peaceful 
        and better world by educating young people through amateur athletics, by 
        bringing together athletes from many countries in friendly competition, 
        and by forging new relationships bound by friendship, solidarity, and 
        fair play;
Whereas the United States and Chicago, Illinois, advocate the ideals of the 
        Olympic movement;
Whereas hundreds of local governments from across the United States are joining 
        together to show their support for bringing the Olympic Games to 
        Chicago, Illinois, in 2016;
Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the development of Olympic and Paralympic 
        Sport in the United States;
Whereas Olympic Day encourages the participation of youth of the United States 
        in Olympic and Paralympic sport;
Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the teaching of Olympic history, health, 
        arts, and culture among the youth of the United States;
Whereas Olympic Day will encourage the youth of the United States to support the 
        Olympic movement and the selection of Chicago, Illinois, as the host 
        city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and
Whereas enthusiasm for Olympic and Paralympic sport is at an all-time high: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports Olympic Day and the goals that Olympic Day pursues; and
            (2) encourages the International Olympic Committee to select 
        Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
        Games.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.