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 Sum-
mer Olympics were held in a city in the United States;
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Whereas Chicago is a world-class city with remarkable diver-
sity, culture, history, and people; 
Whereas the citizens of Chicago take great pride in all as-
pects 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 Olym-
pic 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 lake-
front; 
Whereas Chicago is one of the transportation hubs of the 
world and can provide accessible transportation to inter-
national 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 Il-
linois, 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 mem-
bers 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 dem-
onstrated their ability to come together to exemplify the 
true spirit of the Olympic Games and the City of Chi-
cago; 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 cit-
ies: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress—
(1) congratulates the City of Chicago on secur-
ing the bid to represent United States in the inter-
national competition to host the 2016 Olympic and 
Paralympic Games; and 
(2) encourages the International Olympic Com-
mittee to select Chicago as the site of the 2016 
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 cho-
sen to represent the United States in the inter-
national competition to host the 2016 Olympic 
and Paralympic Games, and encouraging the 
International Olympic Committee to select Chi-
cago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and 
Paralympic Games.