Bill Text: IA HR20 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution recognizing the national significance of Actor John Wayne’s accomplishments and designating May 26, 2017, as John Wayne Day in Iowa.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-04-12 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 985. [HR20 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HR20-Introduced.html
House Resolution 20 - Introduced PAG LIN HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. BY GUSTAFSON, HOLT, CARLIN, ABDUL=SAMAD, and BENNETT 1 1 A Resolution recognizing the national significance of 1 2 Actor John Wayne's accomplishments and designating 1 3 May 26, 2017, as John Wayne Day in Iowa. 1 4 WHEREAS, John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison 1 5 in Winterset, Iowa, on May 26, 1907; and 1 6 WHEREAS, John Wayne was among the top Hollywood box 1 7 office film stars for three decades and starred in 159 1 8 films; and 1 9 WHEREAS, 83 of John Wayne's films were Westerns, in 1 10 which John Wayne personified for millions the nation's 1 11 frontier heritage; and 1 12 WHEREAS, the John Wayne birthplace home in Winterset 1 13 has been visited by more than 1 million visitors since 1 14 first opening in 1982, including President Ronald 1 15 Reagan, film screen legend Maureen O'Hara, all of John 1 16 Wayne's children, and guests from all 50 states and 1 17 countless foreign countries; and 1 18 WHEREAS, the Iowa Tourism Board and the Travel 1 19 Federation of Iowa have honored the John Wayne 1 20 Birthplace and Museum with the 2016 Outstanding 1 21 Attraction Award; and 1 22 WHEREAS, John Wayne received the Academy Award for 1 23 Best Actor in 1969 for his role in the film "True 1 24 Grit"; and 1 25 WHEREAS, in honor of his enduring status as an 1 26 iconic American, John Wayne was formally recognized by 1 27 the United States Congress on May 26, 1979, when he 1 28 was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's 2 1 highest civilian honor; and 2 2 WHEREAS, on June 9, 1980, John Wayne was 2 3 posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom 2 4 by President Jimmy Carter as "an example and a symbol 2 5 of true American grit and determination"; and 2 6 WHEREAS, the mere mention of the name "John Wayne" 2 7 produces images of courage and patriotism; NOW 2 8 THEREFORE, 2 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 2 10 the House of Representatives recognizes the national 2 11 significance of John Wayne's accomplishments and 2 12 designates May 26, 2017, henceforth as John Wayne Day 2 13 in Iowa. LSB 2624YH (6) 87 rn/rj