Bill Text: IL HR0608 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Com-Pac International on being selected by NASA for the use of their products aboard the International Space Station.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0608 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0608-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Com-Pac
International on | ||||||
| 4 | their products being selected by NASA for use aboard the | ||||||
| 5 | International Space
Station; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In 1970, Com-Pac International created the | ||||||
| 7 | world's first liquid-tight, re-closable bag; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Operating in Carbondale, the company employs more | ||||||
| 9 | than 200 people in production,
engineering, management, and | ||||||
| 10 | supporting roles; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Com-Pac International is a fully integrated | ||||||
| 12 | extruder, printer, and converter of custom plastic
packaging | ||||||
| 13 | for medical, food, and industrial applications; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In August of 2017, the company was notified by | ||||||
| 15 | NASA that their BITRAN leak-proof specimen
bags would be used | ||||||
| 16 | by scientists aboard the International Space Station to | ||||||
| 17 | transport proteins related to
Parkinson's Disease; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, On August 14, 2017, the products were launched | ||||||
| 19 | into space from Kennedy Space Center in
Florida as part of a | ||||||
| 20 | resupply mission; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Com-Pac International on their products being | ||||||
| 4 | selected by
NASA for use aboard the International Space | ||||||
| 5 | Station; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Com-Pac International and its
employees.
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