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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1075 

Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career, 

thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las 

Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 

Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MACK, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 

HOLDEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Ms. JACKSONLEE of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 

Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 

BOUSTANY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 

Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 

PEARCE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. COBLE, 

Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. KIRK) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government 

Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional 

tennis career, thanking him for his ongoing contributions 

to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada, and wishing 

him much luck in his future endeavors. 

Whereas Andre Agassi won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and 

achieved a total of 60 career singles titles and 1 career 

doubles title; 


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Whereas Andre Agassi is one of only 5 players to win all 4 

Grand Slam events in his career (4 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 1 Wimbledon title, and 2 U.S. 

Open titles); 

Whereas Andre Agassi won the men’s tennis singles gold 

medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, in Atlanta, Georgia; 

Whereas, in 1999, Andre Agassi was ranked first in the 

world in men’s tennis; 

Whereas Andre Agassi officially retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, bringing to a close one of the 

most impressive professional careers in sports history; 

Whereas, in addition to acheivements on the tennis court, 

Andre Agassi participates in many charitable organizations; 

Whereas Andre Agassi founded the Andre Agassi Charitable 

Foundation (AACF), the mission of which is to provide 

educational and recreational facilities and activities for 

abandoned, abused, and at-risk children; 

Whereas every year the AACF holds a benefit concert, Grand 

Slam for Children, which has successfully raised over $50 

million for the at-risk children of Las Vegas, Nevada; 

Whereas, in 1995, Andre Agassi won the ATP Arthur Ashe 

Humanitarian Award in recognition of his efforts for 

helping disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, Nevada; 

Whereas, in 1997, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi 

Boys & Girls Club to assist the youth of Las Vegas, Nevada; 

Whereas the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club features a junior tennis team, Team Agassi, and a basketball program, 

the Agassi Stars; 


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Whereas, in 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Andre Agassi 

opened the Andre Agassi College Preperatory Academy, 

which is a K–12 public charter school founded on the 

principle that nothing can impact a child’s life more than 

the education the child receives; 

Whereas, through the AACF, Andre Agassi supported Child 

Haven, the only residential facility for abused and neglected children in Clark County, Nevada, by donating 

funds for a six-room school building now named the 

Agassi Center for Education; and 

Whereas the AACF also provided $720,000 to assist in the 

building of the Andre Agassi Cottage for Medically Fragile Children: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed 

3 professional tennis career; 

4 (2) thanks Andre Agassi for his contributions 

5 to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada; and 

6 (3) wishes Andre Agassi much luck in his fu7 ture endeavors. 

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