IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 133 
Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of his becoming the 
first African-American President of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. AL GREEN of 
Texas, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of 
his becoming the first African-American President of the 
United States. 
Whereas, on January 20, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama was 
inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, 
becoming the fifth-youngest President and the first Afri-
can-American President; 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama was born in Honolulu, Ha-
waii, on August 4, 1961; 
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•HRES 133 IH 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama graduated from Columbia 
University and Harvard Law School, where he was the 
first African-American president of the Harvard Law Re-
view; 
Whereas, in 1985, Barack Hussein Obama moved to Chicago, 
Illinois, where he worked as a community organizer with 
low-income residents of Chicago’s Roseland community 
and Altgeld Gardens public housing development; 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama was a civil rights attorney 
in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the Univer-
sity of Chicago for more than a decade; 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama’s work in the community 
and dedication to civil and constitutional rights led him 
to run for political office and he was elected, in 1996, to 
the Illinois State Senate as the representative from the 
Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park; 
Whereas, as a State Senator, Barack Hussein Obama was 
known for working in a bipartisan manner to pass legis-
lation with respect to ethics reform, health care services, 
early childhood education programs, and an earned in-
come tax credit for the working poor; 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama began his bid to become a 
United States Senator representing Illinois in 2003 and 
was selected to give the keynote address at the 2004 
Democratic National Convention; 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama was elected to the United 
States Senate in 2004 and quickly became known for his 
legislative work to support alternative energy sources, re-
form Senate rules with respect to lobbyists and gifts, im-
prove benefits for veterans, and destroy weapons of mass 
destruction in Eastern Europe and Russia; 
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•HRES 133 IH 
Whereas Barack Hussein Obama’s election as President sig-
nifies a milestone in the history of the United States, as 
he is the only African-American to hold that office; and 
Whereas prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 approxi-
mately only 100 African-Americans held elective office in 
all of the United States and less than 45 years later 
there are thousands of African-Americans in such offices, 
including the President: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the ascension of an African- 
American to the office of President of the United 
States to be a historic achievement; and 
(2) honors the inauguration of Barack Hussein 
Obama as President of the United States. 
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