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

Bill: 118-hres-1055
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2024-03-05
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-03-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution congratulates and honors the Kansas City Chiefs on their win in Super Bowl LVIII.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2024 Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Alford , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Luetkemeyer , and Mr. Nunn of Iowa ) 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 LVIII.

Whereas, on February 11, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 25 to 22, winning Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas; Whereas the Chiefs achieved a Super Bowl victory despite having the toughest path to get to the Super Bowl in history; Whereas this is the fourth championship for the Chiefs in franchise history, as well as the third Super Bowl win for the Chiefs in 5 years; Whereas the Chiefs are the first NFL repeat champion in 19 years; Whereas Patrick Lavon Mahomes II was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player for the third time, one of only three players to win this award at least three times; Whereas Andy Reid is now tied for third-most all-time Super Bowl wins as a head coach; Whereas the Chiefs went into halftime down by seven and had to rally for the comeback; Whereas the Chiefs were mistakenly labeled as the underdog for all 3 games of the postseason; Whereas in the first drive Leo Chenal forced a key fumble that was recovered by George Karlaftis, and then in the fourth quarter blocked an extra point to keep the game within a field goal; Whereas Jaylen Watson critically recovered a fumbled punt in the third quarter which breathed new life into the team; Whereas Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker broke the record for the longest field goal made in a Super Bowl in the second half by drilling a 57-yard field goal to make it a 10–6 game; Whereas the game ended on a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Mecole Hardman to end the first enhanced overtime period in playoff history and only the second overtime in the history of the Super Bowl; Whereas this year all-star tight end Travis Kelce surpassed the legendary Jerry Rice as the all-time leader in postseason receptions with 165; Whereas Taylor Swift has helped inspire new Chiefs fans and football fans across the world; Whereas the Chiefs defense, led by defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, performed phenomenally, shutting down a 49ers offense that ranked at or near the top of the league in every important statistic all season; Whereas each of the players on the roster deserves recognition, including Nick Allegretti, Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Blake Bell, Nick Bolton, Ekow Boye-Doe, Isaiah Buggs, Deon Bush, Matt Bushman, Harrison Butker, Mike Caliendo, Leo Chenal, Cole Christiansen, Jack Cochrane, Chamarri Conner, Bryan Cook, Mike Danna, Trey Dean, Matt Dickerson, Mike Edwards, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Neil Farrell, Jody Fortson, Blaine Gabbert, Izaiah Gathings, Willie Gay, Chukwuebuka Godrick, Noah Gray, Mecole Hardman, Darius Harris, Malik Herring, Creed Humphrey, Keaontay Ingram, Richie James, Nazeeh Johnson, Cam Jones, Chris Jones, Nic Jones, Truman Jones, Kelvin Joseph, George Karlaftis, Travis Kelce, Darian Kinnard, Patrick Mahomes, Trent McDuffie, Jerick McKinnon, Skyy Moore, Wanya Morris, Lucas Niang, Derrick Nnadi, Chris Oladokun, Charles Omenihu, Isiah Pacheco, Mike Pennel, La’Mical Perine, Cornell Powell, Deneric Prince, Gerrit Prince, Justin Reid, Austin Reiter, Rashee Rice, Justyn Ross, Trey Smith, Donovan Smith, Shi Smith, L’Jarius Sneed, Jawaan Taylor, Keith Taylor, BJ Thompson, Joe Thuney, Kadarius Toney, Tommy Townsend, Drue Tranquill, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Prince Tega Wanogho, Montrell Washington, Jaylen Watson, Justin Watson, Tershawn Wharton, Joshua Williams, and James Winchester; Whereas the team honored the legacy of Norma Hunt, the matriarch of the Hunt family and the Chiefs, who had never missed a Super Bowl before her passing in June; 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 region, 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 LVIII.