PUBLIC LAW 100-5—FEB. 11, 1987 Public Law 100-5 100th Congress
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Joint Resolution Congratulating Dennis Conner and the crew of Stars and Stripes for their achievement in winning the America's Cup.
Whereas Stars and Stripes has successfully defeated Kookaburra III to bring the America's Cup back home to the United States where it belongs; Whereas Stars and Stripes has brought the America's Cup to the West Coast of the United States, where it will stay for generations to come; Whereas Stars and Stripes successfully defeated eleven competitors for the right to face New Zealand in the finals of the challenger's division; Whereas Stars and Stripes defeated the New Zealand boat, Kiwi, 4 to 1 for the right to sail against the Australian entry for the America's Cup; Whereas Stars and Stripes has captured the attention of the American people and has shown American ingenuity, spirit, and pride in their purest forms; and Whereas Stars and Stripes has taken the sport of yachting from the back pages of the American imagination and propelled it to page one of the vision of America's future: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation expressing to Dennis Conner and the crew of Stars and Stripes the heartfelt congratulations and thanks of our Nation for instilling such a great sense of national pride and for a job well done. Approved February 11, 1987.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 131: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): Feb. 4, considered and passed House. Feb. 5, considered and passed Senate.
Feb. 11, 1987 [H.J. Res. 131]
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