Title: Honoring the Minnesotans competing for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution honors the Minnesotans competing on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 625 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 625

   Honoring the Minnesotans competing for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo 
                            Summer Olympics.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2021

   Ms. McCollum (for herself, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Craig, and Ms. Omar) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                        on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the Minnesotans competing for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo 
                            Summer Olympics.

Whereas 17 Minnesotans qualified to compete for Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo 
        Summer Olympic Games: Sunisa (Suni) Lee, Kyra Condie, Lara Dallman-
        Weiss, Mason Ferlic, Bowe Becker, Regan Smith, Sylvia Fowles, Napheesa 
        Collier, Joe Klecker, Payton Otterdahl, Gable Steveson, Patrick 
        Sunderman, Alise Willoughby, Jordan Thompson, Bethanie Matteck-Sands, 
        Grace McCallum, and Shane Wiskus;
Whereas Suni Lee won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics all-around, helped 
        Team USA to a silver medal in the team final and won the bronze medal in 
        the uneven bars; Grace McCallum helped Team USA win the silver medal in 
        women's gymnastics; Neephesa Collier and Sylvia Fowles helped Team USA 
        women's basketball earn the gold medal; Jordan Thompson was part of Team 
        USA women's volleyball who won its first-ever gold medal; Bowe Becker 
        helped win the gold medal in the men's 4x100 freestyle swimming relay; 
        Regan Smith won the silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly, the bronze 
        medal in the 100-meter backstroke and helped Team USA win the silver 
        medal in the 4x100 meter women's medley relay; and Gable Steveson won 
        the gold medal in men's freestyle wrestling;
Whereas athletes trained for many years, demonstrated discipline, exhibited 
        world-class athleticism, and overcame historic obstacles to earn the 
        chance to compete for Team USA, including the delay and altering of the 
        2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Whereas team spirit and perseverance were displayed by athletes throughout the 
        competition despite the lack of live audiences or cheering fans: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the exceptional talent, extraordinary 
        commitment, and undisputed hard work; and
            (2) honors the example of sportsmanship, excellence, and 
        teamwork of the Minnesotans competing on Team USA at the 2020 
        Tokyo Summer Olympics and who make our Nation proud.
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