[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. Res. 528 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 528

    Commemorating the 125th anniversary of North Dakota's Statehood.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 29, 2014

   Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating the 125th anniversary of North Dakota's Statehood.

Whereas the Dakota Territory was incorporated in 1861;
Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt came to the Dakota Territory in 1883 to 
        hunt and begin cattle ranching near Medora, North Dakota;
Whereas President Theodore Roosevelt credited the fact he was elected President 
        to the time he spent and the experiences he had in North Dakota;
Whereas North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889;
Whereas the population of North Dakota grew from 2,000 in 1870 to 680,000 in 
        1930, and reached a State record of 730,000 people in 2014;
Whereas the battleship USS NORTH DAKOTA, the first turbine-powered ship in the 
        United States Navy, was launched in 1908;
Whereas the North Dakota State flag, the regimental flag carried by the North 
        Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and Philippine 
        Island Insurrection in 1899, was designated in 1911;
Whereas the Bank of North Dakota was established in 1919 and the State mill and 
        elevator began operating in 1922;
Whereas, in 1932, the International Peace Garden was established on the border 
        between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba, a symbol of 
        peace between the governments of the United States and Canada;
Whereas, in 1949, the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park was dedicated, 
        covering 3 areas of the badlands in western North Dakota;
Whereas, in 1953, President Eisenhower dedicated the Garrison Dam, the fifth-
        largest earthen dam in the world, which created Lake Sakakawea, the 
        third-largest man-made lake in the United States;
Whereas North Dakota has a world-class system of higher education, which 
        supports student development across a variety of fields, including 
        aerospace, agriculture, architecture, education, engineering, law, 
        medicine, and nursing;
Whereas the USS NORTH DAKOTA, a Virginia-class submarine was christened in 
        November 2013;
Whereas North Dakota has had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States 
        for over 5 years;
Whereas, in 2013, North Dakota was either 1st or 2nd in the United States in 
        total agriculture production for 16 different commodities;
Whereas North Dakota is the second largest producer of oil and gas in the United 
        States;
Whereas North Dakota produces over 1,000,000 barrels of oil each day;
Whereas the economy of North Dakota has grown faster than the economy of all 
        other States of the United States for 4 consecutive years;
Whereas the personal income of people in North Dakota is nearly 30 percent above 
        the national average;
Whereas, in 2012, exports from North Dakota topped $4,000,000,000; and
Whereas the economy and communities of North Dakota has experienced 
        unprecedented development, resulting in national recognition: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates--
                    (A) the State of North Dakota on its 125th 
                anniversary; and
                    (B) the people of North Dakota for their tremendous 
                work and success in building the prosperity of current 
                and future generations living in the State; and
            (2) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Governor of 
        North Dakota.
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