,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bost 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1    
,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,collins 
of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,crawford1 ,mr4     
,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,reschenthaler1 ,mr4     
,baird1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4    
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4
 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,brady1 
,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4    
,shimkus1 and ,mr4 ,moolenaar7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
the historic significance of the ,betsy 
,ross ,flag1 a symbolic representation  
of ,america's revolutionary period and  
our ,nation's commitment to freedom and 
unity4  ,whereas legend credits         
,elizabeth ,griscom ,ross1 popularly    
known as ,betsy ,ross1 with the creation
 of the new ,american ,nation's         
#ac-starred flag2 ,whereas ,betsy ,ross 

was born on ,january #a1 #ageb1 in the  
city of ,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania2   
,whereas ,betsy ,ross' first husband1   
,john ,ross1 perished while serving as a
 member of the ,pennsylvania militia    
during the ,american ,revolutionary     
,war1 leaving ,betsy ,ross a widow at   
the age of #bd2 ,whereas ,betsy ,ross1 a
 seamstress1 worked as a flag maker     
during the war1 and according to legend1
 met with ,general ,george ,washington  
to complete a design for a flag of the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas such flag     
designs have been popularly called the  
,betsy ,ross ,flag2 ,whereas ,betsy     
,ross has been recognized as an         
important historical and cultural       
figure1 and her legacy has been         
associated with patriotic causes and the
 fight for the equal rights of women2   
,whereas the ,betsy ,ross ,flag has been
 presented at numerous historical1      
cultural1 and political events of great 
significance1 including ,america's      
,bicentennial celebration and           

,presidential inaugural ceremonies2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service commissioned a commemorative   
stamp in #aieb to honor the #bjjth      
anniversary of the birth of ,betsy      
,ross2 and ,whereas the ,betsy ,ross    
,flag continues to serve as a reminder  
of a new nation's founding spirit and   
commitment to liberty1 a commitment that
 continues to make the ,united ,states a
 beacon for freedom across the world3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives recognizes that the
 spirit of the ,betsy ,ross ,flag should
 be celebrated and has served as an     
inspiration for the cause of freedom4