[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 581 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 581

       Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the City of Compton.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2014

Ms. Hahn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the City of Compton.

Whereas May 14, 2014, marks the 125th anniversary of incorporation of the City 
        of Compton;
Whereas the City of Compton was the seventh city in the Los Angeles County 
        incorporated on May 14, 1888;
Whereas the City of Compton, ``the Hub City'', is the passageway of 25 percent 
        of all United States waterborne international trade;
Whereas the City of Compton is home to various historical landmarks such as 
        Heritage House, Angeles Abbey Cemetery, Eagle Tree, Dr. Martin Luther 
        King, Jr., Memorial, and Woodlawn Cemetery;
Whereas the City of Compton has contributed to the diversity of California by 
        electing Douglas Dollarhide, California's first African-American mayor 
        of a metropolitan city, and Doris Davis, the first African-American 
        woman to be mayor of a major city; and
Whereas the City of Compton has and continues to change and stands poised for 
        success in the years to come: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes and celebrates the City of Compton to the 
        thousands of residents of the city, the county of Los Angeles; 
        and
            (2) celebrates the long and exceptional history of the City 
        of Compton and its contributions to California and the United 
        States on the 125th anniversary.
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