,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,holt 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4   
,runyan1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1   
,mr4 ,garrett1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,sires1
 ,mr4 ,payne1 and ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #cejth   
anniversary of the founding of ,new     
,jersey and honoring the valuable       
contributions of people of the ,garden  
,state4  ,whereas in #affd1 the parcel  
of land between the ,delaware and       
,hudson ,rivers came under the control  
of the ,english1 who named the land ,new
 ,jersey2 ,whereas ,new ,jersey played  
an instrumental role in the colonies'   
success during the ,american            
,revolutionary ,war1 serving as the     
location of more military engagements   
than any other colony during the war1   

including two pivotal colonial victories
 at ,trenton and ,princeton in the      
winter of #aggf2 ,whereas in #aghi1 ,new
 ,jersey became the first ,state in the 
,united ,states to ratify the ,bill of  
,rights1 the first ten amendments to the
 ,united ,states ,constitution2 ,whereas
 men and women of ,new ,jersey1 such as 
,thomas ,mundy ,peterson1 ,alice ,paul1 
and ,paul ,robeson1 bravely challenged  
the ,nation to recognize and support    
equal and just rights of citizenship for
 all people in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas ,new ,jersey has been a        
veritable cauldron of culture1          
contributing iconic and talented artists
 in literature1 film1 theater1 dance1   
music1 and visual arts2 ,whereas world  
renowned scientists and scholars1       
including ,thomas ,alva ,edison and     
,albert ,einstein1 conducted their      
research and launched their discoveries 
in laboratories and institutions        
throughout the ,state1 resulting in ,new
 ,jersey serving as a birthplace for    

inventions and innovations that         
fundamentally change the way humans     
interact with each other and the world  
around them2 ,whereas ,new ,jersey has  
been a leader in developing and         
engineering formative infrastructure and
 transportation accomplishments1 from   
the ,morris1 and ,delaware and ,raritan 
,canals to the iconic ,garden ,state    
,parkway1 as well as the now ubiquitous 
,jersey ,barriers that provide for the  
safety of drivers and passengers on     
roads throughout the country2 ,whereas  
in #aied1 the ,new ,jersey ,state       
,legislature passed legislation for the 
,state to officially adopt the nickname 
of the ,garden ,state1 a proud          
acknowledgment of the ,state's strong   
agricultural heritage and reflection of 
the continued abundance of blueberries1 
cranberries1 peaches1 and other produce 
that contribute to ,new ,jersey's robust
 agricultural industry2 ,whereas the    
people of ,new ,jersey take pride in    
enjoying and preserving the ,state's    

vast natural resources1 including the   
#acj miles of sandy beaches along the   
shore1 as well as the #a1ajj1jjj acres  
of ,pine ,barrens that constitute the   
,nation's first ,national ,reserve2 and 
,whereas it is fitting and desirable    
that the people of ,new ,jersey and the 
,united ,states celebrate the current   
and historic role of ,new ,jersey in the
 ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,house of ,representatives  
recognizes and celebrates the #cejth    
anniversary of the founding of ,new     
,jersey4