[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 210 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 210

       Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2015

    Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming.

Whereas Wyoming became a State on July 10, 1890;
Whereas Wyoming, as the Equality State, celebrates firsts for women of Wyoming, 
        including--

    (1) Louisa Swain, who in 1870, was the first woman to vote in an 
election in Wyoming and the United States;

    (2) Esther Hobart Morris, who in 1870, was the first woman in the 
United States to be appointed Justice of the Peace; and

    (3) Nellie Tayloe Ross, who in 1924, was the first woman in the United 
States to serve as governor;

Whereas Wyoming celebrates several firsts in land conservation, including--

    (1) the first national park, Yellowstone National Park, established in 
1872;

    (2) the first national forest, Shoshone National Forest, established in 
1891; and

    (3) the first national monument, Devil's Tower, established in 1906;

Whereas Fort D.A. Russell, established in 1867 and proclaimed by President 
        Hoover in 1930 as F.E. Warren Air Force Base, is the oldest continuously 
        active military installation in the Air Force, and is located west of 
        Cheyenne, Wyoming;
Whereas the Wyoming Air National Guard was established in 1946 and the Wyoming 
        Army National Guard was established in 1970 to serve under the Wyoming 
        Military Department as a federal military reserve force;
Whereas Wyoming is among the top 5 energy producers in the United States;
Whereas Wyoming is the largest coal producer in the United States, producing 
        nearly 40 percent of all coal mined in the United States and providing 
        nearly 40 percent of all electricity generated in the United States;
Whereas Wyoming is home to the largest reserves of uranium ore in the United 
        States and produces more uranium than any other State;
Whereas Wyoming is a leading producer of oil and natural gas;
Whereas Wyoming, with one of the lowest tax rates in the United States, is one 
        of the States most friendly to business;
Whereas in 1977, Wyoming was the first State to establish a limited liability 
        corporation (LLC) statute;
Whereas in 1902, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, James Cash Penney opened his first store, 
        the Golden Rule, which subsequently grew into the J.C. Penney chain;
Whereas in 1968, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, John ``Taco'' Turner opened up the Taco 
        House, which one year later became Taco John's, the now popular fast 
        food chain;
Whereas Wyoming has 15,846 miles of fishing streams and 297,633 acres of fishing 
        lakes that support 31 species of game fish;
Whereas Wyoming provides winter habitat for nearly 1,000,000 big game animals;
Whereas the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming is home to the Eastern 
        Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes;
Whereas since 1897, Wyoming has celebrated cowboy heritage at Cheyenne Frontier 
        Days, the largest outdoor rodeo in the world; and
Whereas in 2010, Wyoming was the first State to adopt an official State code of 
        ethics: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate commends and celebrates Wyoming and the 
people of Wyoming on the 125th anniversary of the State of Wyoming.
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