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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 351 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 351

 Recognizing the bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 
                               10, 2017.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2017

   Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Cochran) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing the bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 
                               10, 2017.

Whereas December 10, 2017, marks a historic bicentennial, denoting 200 years 
        since the State of Mississippi was admitted to the Union;
Whereas this momentous occasion marks a time for Mississippians and all people 
        of the United States to remember the past and celebrate the future, 
        including the significant contributions of the State of Mississippi to 
        the culture, governance, and intellect of the United States;
Whereas on March 1, 1817, President James Madison signed into law ``An Act to 
        enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi territory to 
        form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such 
        state into the union, on an equal footing with the original states'' (3 
        Stat. 348, chapter 23), setting the boundaries for the State of 
        Mississippi;
Whereas on December 10, 1817, the United States approved the Mississippi 
        Constitution and admitted the State of Mississippi as the 20th State of 
        the Union;
Whereas the history of Mississippi is most deeply rooted in the people and land 
        of Mississippi, which has produced a unique and rich culture distinct 
        from any other State;
Whereas in the 200 years since the birth of Mississippi as a sovereign State, 
        the citizens of Mississippi have made many significant achievements in 
        agriculture, art, cuisine, industry, literature, music, science, and 
        many other important areas;
Whereas Mississippians have shown their patriotism to the United States through 
        their dedicated service to the protection of the United States through 
        every major conflict;
Whereas the land of Mississippi has produced crops, timber, and protein for the 
        United States and the world while surviving the devastation of 
        hurricanes and other natural disasters over the course of the history of 
        Mississippi; and
Whereas the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission is dedicated to 
        celebrating all aspects of the past 200 years of history of Mississippi 
        as a State and has planned numerous major events in coordination with 
        communities, which will culminate on December 9, 2017, with the grand 
        opening of--

    (1) the Museum of Mississippi History; and

    (2) the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the momentous occasion of the bicentennial 
        of the State of Mississippi on December 10, 2017;
            (2) encourages all Mississippians to observe the day with 
        appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the Governor of Mississippi;
                    (B) the National Archives; and
                    (C) the Mississippi Department of Archives and 
                History.
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