IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1075 
Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional tennis career, 
thanking him for his ongoing contributions to the community of Las 
Vegas, Nevada, and wishing him much luck in his future endeavors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. MOORE of Kan-
sas, Mr. MACK, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Ms. JACKSON- 
LEE of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. 
BOUSTANY, Mr. CARTER, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. GER-
LACH, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. COBLE, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. KIRK) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating Andre Agassi on his esteemed professional 
tennis career, thanking him for his ongoing contributions 
to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada, and wishing 
him much luck in his future endeavors. 
Whereas Andre Agassi won 8 Grand Slam singles titles and 
achieved a total of 60 career singles titles and 1 career 
doubles title; 
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•HRES 1075 IH 
Whereas Andre Agassi is one of only 5 players to win all 4 
Grand Slam events in his career (4 Australian Open ti-
tles, 1 French Open title, 1 Wimbledon title, and 2 U.S. 
Open titles); 
Whereas Andre Agassi won the men’s tennis singles gold 
medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, in Atlanta, Georgia; 
Whereas, in 1999, Andre Agassi was ranked first in the 
world in men’s tennis; 
Whereas Andre Agassi officially retired from professional ten-
nis on September 3, 2006, bringing to a close one of the 
most impressive professional careers in sports history; 
Whereas, in addition to acheivements on the tennis court, 
Andre Agassi participates in many charitable organiza-
tions; 
Whereas Andre Agassi founded the Andre Agassi Charitable 
Foundation (AACF), the mission of which is to provide 
educational and recreational facilities and activities for 
abandoned, abused, and at-risk children; 
Whereas every year the AACF holds a benefit concert, Grand 
Slam for Children, which has successfully raised over $50 
million for the at-risk children of Las Vegas, Nevada; 
Whereas, in 1995, Andre Agassi won the ATP Arthur Ashe 
Humanitarian Award in recognition of his efforts for 
helping disadvantaged youth in Las Vegas, Nevada; 
Whereas, in 1997, Andre Agassi opened the Andre Agassi 
Boys & Girls Club to assist the youth of Las Vegas, Ne-
vada; 
Whereas the Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club features a jun-
ior tennis team, Team Agassi, and a basketball program, 
the Agassi Stars; 
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•HRES 1075 IH 
Whereas, in 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Andre Agassi 
opened the Andre Agassi College Preperatory Academy, 
which is a K–12 public charter school founded on the 
principle that nothing can impact a child’s life more than 
the education the child receives; 
Whereas, through the AACF, Andre Agassi supported Child 
Haven, the only residential facility for abused and ne-
glected children in Clark County, Nevada, by donating 
funds for a six-room school building now named the 
Agassi Center for Education; and 
Whereas the AACF also provided $720,000 to assist in the 
building of the Andre Agassi Cottage for Medically Frag-
ile Children: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Andre Agassi on his esteemed 
professional tennis career; 
(2) thanks Andre Agassi for his contributions 
to the community of Las Vegas, Nevada; and 
(3) wishes Andre Agassi much luck in his fu-
ture endeavors. 
Æ 
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