,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,young submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,recognizing and          
celebrating the #fjth anniversary of the
 entry of ,alaska into the ,union as the
 #dith ,state4  ,whereas ,july #g1      
#bjah1 marks the #fjth anniversary of   
the enactment of the ,alaska ,statehood 
,act as approved by the ,united ,states 
,congress and signed by ,president      
,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower2 ,whereas the   
,alaska ,statehood ,act authorized the  
entry of ,alaska into the ,union on     
,january #c1 #aiei2 ,whereas the land   
once known as ,seward's ,folly is now   
regarded as critical to the strategic   
defense of the ,united ,states and      
important to our national and economic  
security2 ,whereas the people of ,alaska
 remain committed to the preservation   
and protection of the ,union1 with among

 the highest rates of veterans and      
residents in active military service of 
any ,state in the ,nation2 ,whereas     
,alaska is the northernmost1            
westernmost1 and easternmost ,state of  
the ,union1 encompassing an area        
one-fifth the size of the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas the ,state of ,alaska 
has an abundance of natural resources   
vital to the ,nation2 ,whereas ,alaska's
 ,north ,slope currently produces over  
#ejj1jjj barrels of crude oil per day   
and may contain one of the largest      
undeveloped natural gas resources in the
 world2 ,whereas ,alaska's #cd1jjj miles
 of shoreline form a gateway to one of  
the world's greatest fisheries1         
providing over #fj percent of the       
country's commercial seafood harvest2   
,whereas over #bcj million acres of     
,alaska are set aside in national parks1
 wildlife refuges1 national forests1 and
 other conservation units for the       
benefit of the entire country2 ,whereas 
over #eh million acres are designated   

wilderness in ,alaska1 representing #ee 
percent of the wilderness areas in the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,alaska       
,natives1 the ,state's first people1 are
 an integral part of ,alaska's history1 
and preserving the culture and heritage 
of ,alaska's ,native people is of       
primary importance2 ,whereas the passage
 of the ,alaska ,native ,claims         
,settlement ,act in #aiga signaled a new
 era of economic opportunity for ,alaska
 ,natives2 ,whereas ,alaska's ,native   
people have made major contributions to 
the vitality and success of ,alaska as a
 ,state2 ,whereas the people of ,alaska 
represent the pioneering spirit that    
built this great ,nation and contribute 
to our cultural and ethnic diversity2   
and ,whereas the diamond anniversary1 on
 ,january #c1 #bjai1 provides an        
occasion to honor ,alaska's entry into  
the ,union3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives    
recognizes and celebrates the #fjth     
anniversary of the entry of ,alaska into

 the ,union as the #dith ,state4