,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,quigley 7for himself1 ,ms4        
,schakowsky1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 ,mr4        
,foster1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4          
,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1    
,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of 
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,enyart1 ,mr4 ,rush1    
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis  
of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,schock7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,chicago ,blackhawks on winning the     
#bjac ,stanley ,cup ,championship4      
,whereas the historic ,chicago          
,blackhawks1 as one of the ,original    
,six1 have made countless contributions 
to sports2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks and 
the ,national ,hockey ,league have      
demonstrated a commitment to promoting  
fitness and leadership skills for youth 
through support for youth hockey        

programs and community skating          
facilities2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks    
have demonstrated a commitment to the   
,nation's veterans and wounded warriors 
through their support of sled-hockey    
rehabilitation programs and unique      
on-ice opportunities2 ,whereas with #bbg
 straight home game sellouts and an     
,,nhl leading regular-season average    
attendance of #ba1gge1 the ,blackhawks  
are the pride of their hometown1        
,chicago1 ,illinois2 ,whereas the       
,blackhawks organization of ,rocky      
,wirtz1 ,joel ,quenneville1 ,john       
,mc,donough1 ,jay ,blunk1 ,stan ,bowman1
 and ,scotty ,bowman have enshrined     
,chicago as a hockey town for the #bast 
century2 ,whereas the ,blackhawks1      
through amazing offense1 superb defense1
 and unmatched goaltending1 dominated   
the regular season and overcame the     
lockout to set an ,,nhl record for a    
point earned in each of the first #bd   
games of the season2 ,whereas the       
,blackhawks tamed the ,minnesota ,wild  

in #e games1 brought down their arch    
rivals the ,detroit ,red ,wings in a    
tough #g-;game series1 and dethroned the
 ,los ,angeles ,kings to become the     
,western ,conference ,champions and     
advance to the ,stanley ,cup ,final2    
,whereas in the ,stanley ,cup ,final    
series1 the ,blackhawks overcame the    
aggressive play and talent of the       
,eastern ,conference ,champion ,boston  
,bruins1 to win the championship in one 
of the most exciting and nail-biting    
final games in recent history2 and      
,whereas the innumerable contributions  
from every player1 coach1 and the entire
 ,blackhawks family have brought the    
madness back to ,madison ,street and    
,lord ,stanley's ,cup back to where it  
belongs1 sweet home ,chicago1 ,illinois3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,house of ,representatives--  7#a7      
recognizes the ,chicago ,blackhawks for 
their long distinguished history1       
countless contributions to sports1 and  
their many successes as a franchise2    

7#b7 congratulates the ,blackhawks on an
 amazing season and for winning the     
#bjac ,stanley ,cup ,championship2  7#c7
 recognizes the players1 coaches1 and   
leadership of the ,blackhawks           
organization2 and  7#d7 joins with all  
people in the ,united ,states and hockey
 fans all over the world in celebrating 
the return of the ,stanley ,cup to      
,chicago1 ,illinois4