,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjai,mr4  
,bo/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4    
,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 
,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,hice (   
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4       
,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1    
,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4           
,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 
,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 & ,mr4      
,mool5a>7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !   
hi/oric significance ( ! ,betsy ,ross   
,flag1 a symbolic repres5tation (       
,am]ica's revolution>y p]iod & our      
,nation's commitm5t to fre$om & unity4  
,:]eas leg5d cr$its ,elizabe? ,griscom  
,ross1 popul>ly kn[n z ,betsy ,ross1 ) !
 creation ( ! new ,am]ican ,nation's    
#ac-/>r$ flag2 ,:]eas ,betsy ,ross 0    
born on ,janu>y #a1 #ageb1 9 ! city (   
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania2 ,:]eas     

,betsy ,ross' fir/ husb&1 ,john ,ross1  
p]i%$ :ile s]v+ z a memb] ( !           
,p5nsylvania militia dur+ ! ,am]ican    
,revolution>y ,w>1 leav+ ,betsy ,ross a 
wid[ at ! age ( #bd2 ,:]eas ,betsy      
,ross1 a seam/ress1 work$ z a flag mak] 
dur+ ! w>1 & accord+ to leg5d1 met )    
,g5]al ,george ,wa%+ton to complete a   
design = a flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas su* flag designs h be5 popul>ly  
call$ ! ,betsy ,ross ,flag2 ,:]eas      
,betsy ,ross has be5 recogniz$ z an     
important hi/orical & cultural figure1 &
 h] legacy has be5 associat$ ) patriotic
 causes & ! fight = ! equal rights (    
wom52 ,:]eas ! ,betsy ,ross ,flag has   
be5 pres5t$ at num]\s hi/orical1        
cultural1 & political ev5ts ( great     
significance1 includ+ ,am]ica's         
,bic5t5nial celebration & ,presid5tial  
inaugural c]emonies2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice commission$ a     
commemorative /amp 9 #aieb to honor !   
#bjj? anniv]s>y ( ! bir? ( ,betsy ,ross2
 & ,:]eas ! ,betsy ,ross ,flag cont9ues 

to s]ve z a rem9d] ( a new nation's     
f\nd+ _s & commitm5t to lib]ty1 a       
commitm5t t cont9ues to make ! ,unit$   
,/ates a beacon = fre$om across ! _w3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives recognizes t ! _s ( !   
,betsy ,ross ,flag %\ld be celebrat$ &  
has s]v$ z an inspiration = ! cause (   
fre$om4