Bill Text: IL HR0628 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates St. Clair County on being named a 2020 Great American Defense Community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0628 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0628-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate St. Clair County on being | ||||||
| 4 | named a 2020 Great American Defense Community; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, St. Clair County is home to Scott Air Force Base | ||||||
| 6 | and is one of only five communities across the U.S. to receive | ||||||
| 7 | this honor, which is presented by the Association of
Defense | ||||||
| 8 | Communities in conjunction with USAA, the official sponsor of | ||||||
| 9 | the America's Great Defense Communities program; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The Great American Defense Communities program | ||||||
| 11 | was established to recognize
the role that communities and | ||||||
| 12 | regions with active military installations play in supporting | ||||||
| 13 | service
members and their families; the communities recognized | ||||||
| 14 | by this award demonstrate
exemplary work in improving the | ||||||
| 15 | quality of life of military personnel and their families; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Over 60,000 active duty, guardsmen, reservists, | ||||||
| 17 | spouses, retirees, and their families bring their
wealth of | ||||||
| 18 | knowledge and experience to the St. Clair County area; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, This award demonstrates the commitment that St. | ||||||
| 20 | Clair County has towards Scott Air Force Base and the military | ||||||
| 21 | personal and their families that work and live in the area; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we congratulate St. Clair County on being named a 2020 Great | ||||||
| 5 | American Defense Community; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the St. Clair County Board as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 8 | respect and esteem.
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