[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1109 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1109

   Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Planetary 
                                Society.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2020

 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sherman, 
 Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Raskin) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
                         Space, and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Planetary 
                                Society.

Whereas, in 1980, Carl Sagan, Louis Friedman, and Bruce Murray founded The 
        Planetary Society;
Whereas The Planetary Society was created to teach the public about space 
        exploration and advocate for increased Federal support for the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
Whereas The Planetary Society continues this work today as the world's largest 
        nonprofit space organization;
Whereas The Planetary Society is supported by more than 50,000 members in over 
        100 countries and by hundreds of volunteers around the world;
Whereas The Planetary Society advocates for space and planetary science funding 
        in government, inspires and educates people around the world, and 
        develops and funds groundbreaking space science and technology;
Whereas The Planetary Society introduces people to the wonders of the cosmos by 
        bridging the gap between the scientific community and the general public 
        to inspire and educate people from all walks of life; and
Whereas The Planetary Society gives every citizen of planet Earth the 
        opportunity to make their voices heard in support of space exploration: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 40th 
anniversary of the founding of The Planetary Society for its commitment 
to exploring the cosmos and understanding our place in it, searching 
for life elsewhere in the universe, and protecting Earth from asteroids 
and comets.
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