110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 118

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Whereas the City of Chicago has been selected by the United 

States Olympic Committee to represent the United States 

in its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic and 

Paralympic Games; 

Whereas, by 2016, 20 years will have passed since the Summer Olympics were held in a city in the United States;
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Whereas Chicago is a world-class city with remarkable diversity, culture, history, and people; 

Whereas the citizens of Chicago take great pride in all aspects of their city and have a deep love for sports; 

Whereas Chicago already holds a place in the international 

community as a city of immigrants from around the 

world, who are eager to be ambassadors to visiting Olympic athletes; 

Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be played 

in the heart of Chicago so that athletes and visitors can 

appreciate the beauty of the downtown parks and lakefront; 

Whereas Chicago is one of the transportation hubs of the 

world and can provide accessible transportation to international visitors through extensive rail, transit, and 

motorways infrastructure, combined with the world-class 

O’Hare and Midway International Airports; 

Whereas the motto of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 

Games in Chicago would be ‘‘Stir the Soul,’’ and the 

games would inspire citizens around the world, both 

young and old; 

Whereas a Midwestern city has not hosted the Olympic 

Games since the 1904 games in St. Louis, Missouri, and 

the opportunity to host the Olympics would be an 

achievement not only for Chicago and for the State of Illinois, but also for the entire Midwest; 

Whereas hosting the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games 

would provide substantial local, regional, and national 

economic benefits and growth; 

Whereas Mayor Richard M. Daley, Patrick Ryan, and members of the Chicago 2016 Committee have campaigned 
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tirelessly to secure Chicago’s bid to host the Olympic and 

Paralympic Games; 

Whereas, through the campaign to be selected by the United 

States Olympic Committee, Chicago’s citizens, officials, 

workers, community groups, and businesses have demonstrated their ability to come together to exemplify the 

true spirit of the Olympic Games and the City of Chicago; and 

Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic Games represent the 

best of the human spirit and there is no better fit for 

hosting this event than one of the world’s truly great cities: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress—

3 (1) congratulates the City of Chicago on secur4 ing the bid to represent United States in the inter5 national competition to host the 2016 Olympic and 

6 Paralympic Games; and 

7 (2) encourages the International Olympic Com8 mittee to select Chicago as the site of the 2016 

9 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 1, 2007. 

Attest:

Clerk. 
110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 118

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Congratulating the City of Chicago for being choParalympic Games. cago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and International Olympic Committee to select Chi- and Paralympic Games, and encouraging the national competition to host the 2016 Olympic sen to represent the United States in the inter-