Congratulating Atlanta on winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series.

Bill: 117-hres-771
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2021-11-03
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Georgia

Professional sports
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution congratulates Atlanta on winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 771 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 3, 2021 Ms. Williams of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Congratulating Atlanta on winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series.

Whereas, on November 2, 2021, Atlanta exemplified the spirit of excellence for which the city is well known by winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series; Whereas Atlanta completed the 2021 regular season with an overall record of 88 wins and 73 losses to finish first in the National League East Division; Whereas Atlanta’s victory was historic, led by World Series MVP Jorge Soler, who was the first player to lead off a game with a home run in the 117-year history of the World Series; Whereas in Atlanta, the franchise has won 21 division titles, six National League pennants, and two World Series championships; Whereas Atlanta fans supported the team throughout the 2021 season, playing a key role in motivating their team to victory; Whereas this enthusiasm extended all the way to the floor of the House of Representatives, where Atlanta Congresswoman Nikema Williams and Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee joined together on October 27, 2021, to cheer on their respective teams in the spirit of friendly competition; Whereas Atlanta and America’s oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise have a proud legacy of success; Whereas Atlanta is also home to generations of civil rights leaders who have changed the world, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., baseball legend Hank Aaron, Ambassador Andrew Young, and Congressman John Lewis; Whereas Atlanta influences everything, evident in its Grammy winners, Oscar-winning movies, world-class research institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and its airport (the Nation’s busiest and most efficient) and so much more; and Whereas the 2021 World Series title will be remembered as a great accomplishment for the oldest continually operating professional sports franchise in America and for Atlanta, a city used to success: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) congratulates Atlanta on winning the 2021 Major League Baseball World Series; and (2) applauds Atlanta fans for their passionate support all season.