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Whereas the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to secure Homesteads to 
actual Settlers on the Public Domain’’, approved May 20, 
1862, encouraged enterprising individuals to consider set-
tling in the Nebraska Territory; 
Whereas Nebraska was— 
(1) the first State admitted to the United States 
after the conclusion of the Civil War; and 
(2) the only State the admittance of which the 
President vetoed because of disagreement with the ‘‘fun-
damental condition’’ imposed by Congress with respect to 
giving Black men the right to vote; 
Whereas, by means of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act for the Ad-
mission of the State of Nebraska into the Union’’, ap-
proved February 9, 1867, Congress overrode the veto of 
President Andrew Johnson, opening the way for the ad-
mission of Nebraska into the United States on March 1, 
1867; 
Whereas the admission of Nebraska into the United States 
led to the further settlement of Nebraska and the con-
struction of the transcontinental railroad westward from 
the Omaha terminus; 
Whereas, in 1879, a Federal district court in Nebraska was 
the site where American Indians were first recognized as 
persons under the laws of the United States after Stand-
ing Bear pleaded, ‘‘I am a man’’; 
Whereas Nebraska is leading the way for a new innovation 
frontier where entrepreneurs are engaged in building the 
economy of the future by establishing and growing great 
businesses; 
Whereas Nebraska is the only State whose residents, desiring 
greater government accountability, voted to transition the 
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State legislature from a bicameral system to a unicam-
eral system, thereby reducing the size of the legislature 
by nearly 70 percent; 
Whereas Nebraska is the home of such national food sensa-
tions as Kool-Aid, the reuben, and Runzas; 
Whereas Nebraska leads the United States in— 
(1) beef and veal exports; 
(2) commercial red meat production; 
(3) commercial cattle slaughter; 
(4) Great Northern bean production; 
(5) popcorn production; and 
(6) the number of irrigated acres of cropland; 
Whereas Nebraska continues to lead the United States in 
center-pivot irrigation technology, as Nebraska is home to 
the 4 largest irrigation companies in the United States; 
Whereas, in 1986, Nebraska was the first State in which 
women were the 2 major party candidates for governor 
when Kay Orr, a Republican, defeated Helen Boosalis, a 
Democrat; 
Whereas Nebraska has played and continues to play a signifi-
cant and remarkable role in the civic, economic, edu-
cational, and cultural life of the United States; 
Whereas Nebraskans have a long history of dedicated service 
to our country’s military, serving in the Army, Navy, Ma-
rine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and the Nebraska 
National Guard; 
Whereas the highest ranking military officer in United States 
history, second only to General Washington, General of 
the Armies, John J. Pershing, served as the Com-
mandant of Cadets at the University of Nebraska where 
he formed the national organization, the Pershing Rifles; 
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Whereas, from 1946 to 1992, the men and women of Stra-
tegic Air Command, headquartered in Nebraska, coun-
tered the nuclear threat of the Soviet Union, while hold-
ing true to their motto ‘‘peace is our profession’’; 
Whereas Nebraska is home to the United States Strategic 
Command, a joint military and civilian team delivering 
integrated multidomain combat effects that protect 
America and span the globe; 
Whereas, on March 1, 2017, Nebraska marks the 150th an-
niversary of the admission of that State into the United 
States; and 
Whereas the sesquicentennial celebration of statehood offers 
a special opportunity for the people of Nebraska to re-
flect, remember, celebrate, and plan for an even brighter 
future that embodies the State motto of Nebraska, 
‘‘Equality Before the Law’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress congratulates the State of Ne-
braska on the 150th anniversary of the admission of that 
State into the United States. 
Æ 
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