113 HRES 581 IH: Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the City of Compton. U.S. House of Representatives 2014-05-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 581 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2014 Ms. Hahn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the City of Compton.

Whereas May 14, 2014, marks the 125th anniversary of incorporation of the City of Compton; Whereas the City of Compton was the seventh city in the Los Angeles County incorporated on May 14, 1888; Whereas the City of Compton, the Hub City, is the passageway of 25 percent of all United States waterborne international trade; Whereas the City of Compton is home to various historical landmarks such as Heritage House, Angeles Abbey Cemetery, Eagle Tree, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, and Woodlawn Cemetery; Whereas the City of Compton has contributed to the diversity of California by electing Douglas Dollarhide, California’s first African-American mayor of a metropolitan city, and Doris Davis, the first African-American woman to be mayor of a major city; and Whereas the City of Compton has and continues to change and stands poised for success in the years to come: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1)recognizes and celebrates the City of Compton to the thousands of residents of the city, the county of Los Angeles; and (2)celebrates the long and exceptional history of the City of Compton and its contributions to California and the United States on the 125th anniversary.