Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LVII.

Bill: 118-hres-134
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2023-02-17
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution congratulates the Kansas City Chiefs on their win in Super Bowl LVII.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2023 Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Alford , Mr. Mann , Mr. Estes , and Mr. Smith of Missouri ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability RESOLUTION Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LVII.

Whereas, on February 12, 2023, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 38 to 35, winning Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; Whereas this is the third championship for the Chiefs in franchise history, as well as the second Super Bowl win for the Chiefs in 4 years; Whereas Patrick Lavon Mahomes II was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player for the second time, leading the team to victory despite an injured ankle; Whereas this was a historic Super Bowl, with the first time ever that a Super Bowl featured two Black starting quarterbacks in both Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts; Whereas Nick Bolton, a former star at the University of Missouri, recovered a fumble and returned it 36 yards for a game-tying touchdown, becoming the first former Mizzou player to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl; Whereas the Chiefs trailed by 10 points at halftime but continued their push toward victory; Whereas Patrick Mahomes led 3 straight touchdown drives beginning in the third quarter; Whereas Kadarius Toney made a 65-yard punt return, which is a new record in Super Bowl history; Whereas Harrison Butker kicked a game-winning field goal with 8 seconds remaining to put the Chiefs into the lead; Whereas Andy Reid is now the 14th head coach to win at least 2 Super Bowls; Whereas each of the 55 players on the roster deserves recognition, including Nick Allegretti, Blake Bell, Nick Bolton, Orlando Brown, Jr., Shane Buechele, Michael Burton, Deon Bush, Harrison Butker, Leo Chenal, Frank Clark, Jack Cochrane, Bryan Cook, Mike Danna, Carlos Dunlap II, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jody Fortson, Willie Gay, Jr., Noah Gray, Darius Harris, Chad Henne, Malik Herring, Creed Humphrey, Nazeeh Johnson, Chris Jones, Ronald Jones II, Joshua Kaindoh, George Karlaftis, Travis Kelce, Marcus Kemp, Darian Kinnard, Patrick Mahomes II, Trent McDuffie, Jerick McKinnon, Skyy Moore, Lucas Niang, Derrick Nnadi, Isiah Pacheco, Justin Reid, Austin Reiter, Khalen Saunders, Trey Smith, JuJu Smith-Schuster, L’Jarius Sneed, Juan Thornhill, Joe Thuney, Kadarius Toney, Tommy Townsend, Marquez Valdes-Scantling Prince Tega Wanogho, Jaylen Watson, Justin Watson, Brandon Williams, Joshua Williams, James Winchester, and Andrew Wylie; Whereas the world continues to see why Kansas City has the loudest fans in football; Whereas the Kansas City Chiefs continue to be the pride of Missouri and Kansas by bringing the Vince Lombardi Trophy home to the great citizens of Kansas City; and Whereas this victory was a powerful moment for the players, coaches, owners, and staff of the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as the fans of the team in the Kansas City bi-State region encompassing Missouri and Kansas, the rest of the country, and around the world: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives congratulates and honors the Kansas City Chiefs on their incredible win in Super Bowl LVII.