Bill Text: TX HR2137 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Thanksgiving 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2137 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2137-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2137 |
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WHEREAS, November 26, 2020, marks the annual celebration of | ||
Thanksgiving, an occasion when Americans gather among loved ones | ||
and recount the year's bounties and blessings; and | ||
WHEREAS, Thanksgiving is among our oldest and most cherished | ||
traditions, a holiday whose history intertwines closely with the | ||
narrative of our nation and whose spirit of fellowship and goodwill | ||
has endured through all times of triumph and uncertainty; and | ||
WHEREAS, Its origins can be traced nearly four centuries ago | ||
to the year 1620, when the Pilgrims made landfall on Plymouth Rock; | ||
finding themselves inadequately prepared for the harsh New England | ||
winter, they took refuge in prayer and were at last assisted by a | ||
tribe of Native Americans, whose knowledge of the land helped them | ||
to reap a plentiful harvest; the grateful settlers declared a | ||
three-day feast to honor the kindness of their newfound friends and | ||
to acknowledge the grace of God in seeing them through their time of | ||
hardship; and | ||
WHEREAS, Thanksgiving was first observed in the fledgling | ||
United States in 1789, one year after the adoption of the | ||
Constitution; during the inaugural session of Congress, a | ||
resolution was put forth calling on President George Washington to | ||
enact "a day of public thanksgiving" to God for allowing the | ||
American people to establish a peaceful rule of government; | ||
President Washington agreed and, in his first proclamation to the | ||
nation, invited Americans to reflect on the gifts of tranquility, | ||
unity, and prosperity bestowed on them; and | ||
WHEREAS, It was decades later, when the fate of the union was | ||
imperiled during the dark days of the Civil War, that President | ||
Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Thanksgiving Day proclamation | ||
calling for "the Almighty hand" to heal and restore the nation; | ||
since that time, a presidential Thanksgiving proclamation has been | ||
issued by each of his successors; and | ||
WHEREAS, On this most American of holidays, individuals from | ||
all walks of life cast aside troubles and disagreements to treasure | ||
the comforts of hearth and kin; mindful of the freedom and security | ||
that we continue to enjoy, Americans honor the service and | ||
sacrifice of members of our armed forces and all those at home who | ||
confront danger to ensure the safety of their communities; we | ||
extend thanks to the many people who enrich our lives in ways great | ||
and small, and we strive to share our abundance with fellow citizens | ||
in need; and | ||
WHEREAS, Signifying the bonds of faith, friendship, and | ||
family from which we have always drawn our deepest strength, | ||
Thanksgiving is redolent of the brighter dawn that has always | ||
awaited us, and it is a great pleasure to join with our countrymen | ||
and countrywomen to reflect on this historic and joyous occasion; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate Thanksgiving 2020. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2137 was adopted by the House on | ||
May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||