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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 351 

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

2017. 

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 

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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) recognizes the momentous occasion of the 

2 bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 

3 10, 2017; 

4 (2) encourages all Mississippians to observe the 

5 day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and 

6 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

7 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu8 tion to— 

9 (A) the Governor of Mississippi; 

10 (B) the National Archives; and 

11 (C) the Mississippi Department of Archives 

12 and History. 

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