,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hg  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,benishek     
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,recognizing the occasion of the #bjjth 
,anniversary of the ,star ,spangled     
,banner and its importance to the people
 of the ,united ,states4  ,whereas the  
year #bjad marks the bicentennial of the
 ,star ,spangled ,banner2 ,whereas after
 a sustained #be-;hour bombardment by   
the ,british ,royal ,navy on ,fort      
,mc,henry between ,september #ac and    
#ad1 #ahad1 a large #ae-star1 #ae-stripe
 ,american flag was raised over the     
fort2 ,whereas the ,battle of ,baltimore
 was a turning point in the ,war of     
#ahab2 ,whereas an ,american lawyer1    
,francis ,scott ,key1 witnessed the     
siege from a ,british ship while        
negotiating the release of a captured   

,american doctor2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,key    
wrote a four-stanza poem recounting the 
heroic defense of ,fort ,mc,henry and   
the city of ,baltimore from invasion1   
representing a turning point in the ,war
 of #ahab2 ,whereas the first stanza of 
the poem written by ,mr4 ,key was       
adopted as the national anthem of the   
,united ,states on ,march #c1 #aica2 and
 ,whereas the ,star ,spangled ,banner   
recounts this important moment in the   
,nation's history and symbolizes the    
resilience and perseverance of the      
,american people and our willingness to 
defend our freedom3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that ,congress recognizes the      
significance of our national anthem and 
its importance to the people of the     
,united ,states on the occasion of its  
#bjjth anniversary4