Bill Text: IL HR0341 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the 4th Thursday in May 2019 and the 4th Thursday in May 2020 as "State of Illinois Day of Gratitude".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0341 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0341-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Gratitude is the mother of all virtues; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The idea of gratitude is a very old idea that has | ||||||
4 | been
espoused in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, | ||||||
5 | and other
traditions; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The positive effects of gratitude on physical | ||||||
7 | health, on
psychological well-being, and on relationships with | ||||||
8 | others has been
studied and verified; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Within the past few years, science has found that | ||||||
10 | the
sense of gratitude has enhanced the well-being of | ||||||
11 | individuals in a positive
manner; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Gratitude originated from the proposition of | ||||||
13 | doing
on to others as they would do to themselves; and
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14 | WHEREAS, At this time in the history of our nation, the
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15 | individual citizen has much to be grateful for; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Life itself is worth being grateful for; the more | ||||||
17 | we are
grateful, the more circumstance will create situations | ||||||
18 | for us to be
grateful; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we declare the 4th Thursday in May 2019 and the 4th Thursday in | ||||||
4 | May 2020 as "State of Illinois Day of Gratitude"; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to take time to share with | ||||||
7 | friends, family, neighbors, employees, employers, and everyone | ||||||
8 | they know that they recognize and are grateful for the many | ||||||
9 | things they have in life; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Abdulhakeem Y. Salaam.
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