A resolution recognizing the bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 10, 2017.

Bill: 115-sres-351
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-12-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Mississippi

State and local government operations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Star Print ordered on the resolution.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Recognizes the bicentennial of Mississippi on December 10, 2017.</p>

action_date: 2017-12-07
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Recognizes the bicentennial of Mississippi on December 10, 2017.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 351 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2017 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Cochran ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 10, 2017.

Whereas December 10, 2017, marks a historic bicentennial, denoting 200 years since the State of Mississippi was admitted to the Union; Whereas this momentous occasion marks a time for Mississippians and all people of the United States to remember the past and celebrate the future, including the significant contributions of the State of Mississippi to the culture, governance, and intellect of the United States; Whereas on March 1, 1817, President James Madison signed into law An Act to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the union, on an equal footing with the original states (3 Stat. 348, chapter 23), setting the boundaries for the State of Mississippi; Whereas on December 10, 1817, the United States approved the Mississippi Constitution and admitted the State of Mississippi as the 20th State of the Union; Whereas the history of Mississippi is most deeply rooted in the people and land of Mississippi, which has produced a unique and rich culture distinct from any other State; Whereas in the 200 years since the birth of Mississippi as a sovereign State, the citizens of Mississippi have made many significant achievements in agriculture, art, cuisine, industry, literature, music, science, and many other important areas; Whereas Mississippians have shown their patriotism to the United States through their dedicated service to the protection of the United States through every major conflict; Whereas the land of Mississippi has produced crops, timber, and protein for the United States and the world while surviving the devastation of hurricanes and other natural disasters over the course of the history of Mississippi; and Whereas the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission is dedicated to celebrating all aspects of the past 200 years of history of Mississippi as a State and has planned numerous major events in coordination with communities, which will culminate on December 9, 2017, with the grand opening of— (1) the Museum of Mississippi History; and (2) the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) recognizes the momentous occasion of the bicentennial of the State of Mississippi on December 10, 2017; (2) encourages all Mississippians to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to— (A) the Governor of Mississippi; (B) the National Archives; and (C) the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.