III 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 138 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 15, 2009 
Received and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the George Bush 
Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. 
Whereas the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in the 
City of Houston, Texas (referred to in this resolution as 
‘‘IAH’’), was first opened for operation on June 8, 1969; 
Whereas in 1997, IAH was named in honor of the Nation’s 
41st President, George Herbert Walker Bush, a longtime 
resident of Houston who, as a Member of the 
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Houston congressional delegation, was present at the 
1969 opening of the airport; 
Whereas IAH is the largest airport in Houston, serving over 
43,000,000 passengers in 2008, is the 8th-largest airport 
in the United States and the 16th-largest in the world for 
total passengers served; 
Whereas more than 700,000,000 people have passed through 
IAH’s gates since its opening; 
Whereas IAH has grown to become a world-class inter-
national gateway offering service to more than 109 do-
mestic and 65 nonstop international destinations in over 
32 countries; 
Whereas in 1990, the City of Houston named the IAH inter-
national arrivals building, now the IAH Terminal D, in 
honor of the distinguished Congressman for the 18th 
District of Texas, George Thomas ‘‘Mickey’’ Leland, a 
renowned antipoverty activist who died tragically in 1989 
while on a humanitarian visit to Ethiopia; 
Whereas IAH operates the largest passenger international ar-
rivals facility in the Nation and was selected by the De-
partment of State and the Department of Homeland Se-
curity as the first ‘‘Model Port’’ for its efficiency in wel-
coming international passengers arriving in the United 
States; 
Whereas IAH is a regional and world leader in air cargo 
processing, consolidation, and distribution; 
Whereas IAH is a critical component of the Houston econ-
omy, supporting more than 151,000 jobs and contrib-
uting over $24,000,000,000 in economic benefits to the 
Houston region; and 
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Whereas IAH serves 30 airlines and is the headquarters and 
major hub for award-winning Continental Airlines, which 
is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2009: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the 
founding of the George Bush Intercontinental Air-
port; and 
(2) congratulates officials of the George Bush 
Intercontinental Airport, the Houston Airport Sys-
tem, and the City of Houston, Texas, for the air-
port’s record of excellent service to the citizens of 
Houston and the national air transportation system. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 14, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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