A resolution celebrating the 125th anniversary of the State of South Dakota.

Bill: 113-sres-566
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2014-09-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

South Dakota

State and local government operations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-18
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5770; text as passed Senate: CR S5797)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the state's 125th anniversary.</p>

action_date: 2014-09-18
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the state's 125th anniversary.</p>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 566 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 18, 2014 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Celebrating the 125 th anniversary of the State of South Dakota.

Whereas South Dakota joined the Union as a State on November 2, 1889; Whereas South Dakota serves as a breadbasket for the United States and the world; Whereas the agriculture industry in South Dakota produces a $25,600,000,000 economic impact each year; Whereas South Dakota is among the top 10 producers in the United States of 9 different crops; Whereas South Dakota is among the top 10 producers in the United States in 5 different animal production areas; Whereas South Dakota is a land of opportunity and free enterprise; Whereas South Dakota consistently has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the United States; Whereas South Dakota has an outstanding system of education at every level, teaching students to become leaders and innovators in a variety of fields; Whereas South Dakotans have gone on to serve proudly and in disproportionately high numbers in the United States Armed Forces; Whereas the USS South Dakota was commissioned in 1942 and valiantly served in the Pacific during World War II; Whereas South Dakota is honored to be home to 9 Native American tribes; Whereas South Dakota boasts the highest mountains between the Appalachians and the Rockies; Whereas South Dakota supports environmental conservation as home to 6 National parks; Whereas people from all over the United States travel to South Dakota every year to participate in an annual tradition of pheasant hunting that has spurred tourism and economic growth and has maintained a heritage important to South Dakotans for generations; and Whereas South Dakota came to symbolize the commitment of the United States to freedom and democracy by way of the world-famous Mount Rushmore: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate commends and celebrates South Dakota and its people on the State's 125 th anniversary.