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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 720 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 720

   Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon 
      Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles 
                             Championship.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2009

 Ms. Watson (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Hirono, Mr. McDermott, 
Mr. Dingell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, 
 Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. 
Towns, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Baca, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Edwards 
of Maryland, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
 Costa, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Sutton, Ms. Kaptur, 
Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Sires, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
  George Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Speier, Ms. 
  Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
 Davis of Illinois, Mr. Payne, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. DeGette, Ms. 
Baldwin, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Kilpatrick 
of Michigan, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
  Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hare, Mr. Connolly of 
    Virginia, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Ms. Harman) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                   on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Commending Serena Williams for her victory in the 2009 Wimbledon 
      Women's Singles Championship and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles 
                             Championship.

Whereas, on July 4, 2009, the No. 2 ranked player in the world, Serena Williams, 
        won the Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 
        victory over her sister the No. 3 ranked player in the world, Venus 
        Williams;
Whereas, on July 4, 2009, Serena Williams and Venus Williams won Wimbledon's 
        Doubles Championship with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory over Australian pair 
        Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs;
Whereas Serena and Venus Williams have won 8 of the women's singles championship 
        titles at Wimbledon in the past 10 years;
Whereas Serena and Venus Williams have played in their fourth all Williams 
        finals at Wimbledon;
Whereas Serena and Venus Williams are the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon 
        doubles champions;
Whereas Serena Williams has won 22 Grand Slam titles, 11 singles, 9 in women's 
        doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles;
Whereas Serena Williams has won 2 Olympic gold medals in women's doubles in the 
        2000 Sydney and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games;
Whereas, in early 2003, Serena Williams won the Australian Open Women's Singles 
        Championship and the victory made her the fifth woman in history to win 
        all 4 Grand Slams consecutively;
Whereas by winning the 2003 Australian Open, Serena Williams became the first 
        African-American to win the championship;
Whereas Serena Williams has won more Grand Slams than any active female player; 
        and
Whereas Serena Williams has won more career prize money than any other female 
        athlete in history: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commends Serena 
Williams for winning the 2009 Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship 
and the 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Championship.
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