Bill Text: IA HR112 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution celebrating and recognizing the many accomplishments of Dr. Peggy Whitson. Adopted by House.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 15-8)

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-04-12 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 783. [HR112 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HR112-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 112 - Introduced

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                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
        BY  JONES, DOLECHECK, PETTENGILL, WORTHAN, WINCKLER,
         UPMEYER, HAGENOW, OURTH, STAED, McCONKEY, STECKMAN,
        FRY, FISHER, BERGAN, HEATON, KRESSIG, GASKILL, NUNN,
           GASSMAN, MOORE, NIELSEN, McKEAN, and GUSTAFSON
  1  1 A Resolution celebrating and recognizing the many
  1  2    accomplishments of Dr. Peggy Whitson.
  1  3    WHEREAS, Peggy Annette Whitson, who was born in
  1  4 Mount Ayr, Iowa, and grew up on a family farm near
  1  5 Beaconsfield,  was initially inspired to be a space
  1  6 explorer at the age of nine watching Neil Armstrong and
  1  7 Buzz Aldrin take their first steps on the moon; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, following high school, Dr. Whitson designed
  1  9 her education goals to be consistent with a career
  1 10 at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  1 11 (NASA), by receiving her bachelor of science degree in
  1 12 biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College in
  1 13 1981, and by receiving her doctorate in biochemistry
  1 14 from Rice University in 1985; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, after persistently applying for the
  1 16 astronaut program five times over the course of
  1 17 10 years, Dr. Whitson was selected as an astronaut
  1 18 candidate in 1996; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Dr. Whitson first flew into space on June
  1 20 5, 2002, as a flight engineer for Expedition 5, and
  1 21 subsequently was a member of the Expedition 16 crew
  1 22 that launched on October 10, 2007; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, when Dr. Whitson's most recent mission
  1 24 as a member of Expedition 50/51/52 ended in September
  2  1 2017, she had spent over 289 days in orbit, and had
  2  2 cumulatively spent over 665 days during her three
  2  3 missions aboard the International Space Station,
  2  4 more time living and working in space than any
  2  5 other American or any woman worldwide, earning her
  2  6 the nickname "Space Ninja" and the Twitter handle
  2  7 "@AstroPeggy"; and
  2  8    WHEREAS, Dr. Whitson has broken many barriers, set
  2  9 many other records, earned accolades too numerous to
  2 10 mention, and been a role model, encouraging audiences,
  2 11 like the girls and young women from the Lower East Side
  2 12 Girls Club and other nonprofit groups in attendance
  2 13 when she was named one of Glamour's Women of the Year
  2 14 in 2017, to find their passion and achieve their goals;
  2 15 NOW THEREFORE,
  2 16    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That
  2 17 the House of Representatives congratulates Dr. Peggy
  2 18 Whitson on her remarkable lifetime of accomplishments;
  2 19 commends Dr. Whitson for her outstanding contributions
  2 20 to the advancement of international cooperation and
  2 21 for exemplifying that successful endeavors require the
  2 22 teamwork of those with diverse skills and backgrounds
  2 23 as well as relationships built on mutual trust and
  2 24 respect, whether on the International Space Station
  2 25 or on Earth; and thanks Dr. Whitson for steadfastly
  2 26 promoting interest in STEM and inspiring both girls,
  2 27 and boys, no matter the size of their hometown, to
  2 28 dream big, work hard, and reach for the (moon and)
  2 29 stars.
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