[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 562 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 562

 Supporting the designation of August 24, 2021, as ``Kobe Bryant Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2021

 Mrs. Steel submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                 the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the designation of August 24, 2021, as ``Kobe Bryant Day''.

Whereas Kobe Bryant was a basketball legend that inspired so many globally to 
        pursue his or her dreams and taught us that hard work truly pays off;
Whereas, in 1996, Bryant entered the NBA directly after graduating Lower Merion 
        High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and played for the Los Angeles 
        Lakers for 20 seasons;
Whereas Bryant won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time 
        member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, 
        the 2008 NBA MVP, a two-time NBA Finals MVP winner, and a two-time 
        Olympic Gold Medalist;
Whereas Bryant was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 
        on May 15, 2021;
Whereas, together with his wife Vanessa, Bryant founded the Bryant Family 
        Foundation with a mission of ``helping young people in need, encouraging 
        the development of physical and social skills through sports and 
        assisting the homeless'';
Whereas Bryant founded the Black Mamba Sports Academy to connect aspiring 
        athletes with experts to help them achieve their goals;
Whereas Bryant was a beloved member of our community and a treasure to his 
        neighbors in Orange County, California, and is one of the greatest 
        basketball players of all time;
Whereas the basketball legend, father of four, tragically lost his life along 
        with his daughter, Gianna (``Gigi''), Orange Coast College head baseball 
        coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and his daughter Alyssa, Christina 
        Mauser, basketball coach at Harbor Day School in Corona del Mar, Sarah 
        Chester and her daughter Payton, and pilot Ara Zobayan;
Whereas the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation, founded through the vision and 
        loving memory of Kobe and Gianna Bryant continues this legacy with a 
        mission to create positive impact for underserved athletes and young 
        women in sports; and
Whereas, during his career with the Lakers, Bryant's jersey numbers were 8 and 
        24, therefore a fitting day to celebrate his legacy would be August 
        24th: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of a ``Kobe Bryant Day'', to be observed with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities in furtherance of Kobe Bryant's mission to 
engage in community building, helping young people in need, encouraging 
aspiring youth to follow their dreams, and living by Mr. Bryant's 
words: ``The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that 
they can be great in whatever they want to do.''.
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