Bill Text: TX HR2021 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing July 1 through 4, 2017, as American Family Reunion Days.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2021 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR2021-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 2021

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The observance of American Family Reunion Days from
July 1 to 4, 2017, provides an opportunity to celebrate the timeless
values on which our nation was founded; and
WHEREAS, In 1776, the Second Continental Congress convened in
Philadelphia on July 1 to deliberate over a break from tyranny; the
following day, the committee of the whole voted in favor of the
Resolution for Independence offered by Richard Henry Lee of
Virginia; this document declared "that these United Colonies are,
and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are
absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all
political connection between them and the State of Great Britain
is, and ought to be, totally dissolved"; and
WHEREAS, On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted
the Declaration of Independence, written largely by Thomas
Jefferson, with the assistance of John Adams and Ben Franklin; the
famous preamble states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident;
that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights,
governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed"; and
WHEREAS, Today, citizens continue to treasure the
inalienable rights they enjoy as members of the American family,
and by marking the anniversary of a tremendous milestone in the
history of democracy and of our nation, we reaffirm our
centuries-long commitment to freedom; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize July 1 through 4, 2017, as American
Family Reunion Days.
Wilson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2021 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House