[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S7119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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     SENATE RESOLUTION 456--RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 200TH 
  ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENTRY OF ALABAMA INTO THE UNION AS THE 22D STATE

  Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 456

       Whereas Congress created the Alabama Territory from the 
     eastern half of the Mississippi Territory on March 3, 1817;
       Whereas by 1819, the birth and growth of cities, towns, and 
     communities in the Alabama Territory ensured that the 
     population of the Alabama Territory had developed 
     sufficiently to achieve the minimum number of inhabitants 
     required by Congress to qualify for statehood;
       Whereas Congress and President James Monroe approved 
     statehood for the Alabama Territory on December 14, 1819, 
     making Alabama the 22d State of the United States;
       Whereas December 14, 2019, marks the 200th anniversary of 
     the attainment of statehood by Alabama; and
       Whereas that bicentennial is a monumental occasion to 
     celebrate and commemorate the achievements of the great State 
     of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate recognizes and celebrates the 
     200th anniversary of the entry of Alabama into the Union as 
     the 22d State. -Subformat:

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