,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ecd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,rouda submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #fjth    
anniversary of the ,u4,s4 ,open of      
,surfing4  ,whereas the #fjth ,u4,s4    
,open of ,surfing will take place from  
,july #bg to ,august #d1 #bjai1 in      
,huntington ,beach1 ,california2        
,whereas the surfing competition has    
taken place annually in ,huntington     
,beach since #aiei2 ,whereas the ,u4,s4 
,open of ,surfing attracts hundreds of  
thousands of people to ,huntington      
,beach every year2 ,whereas ,huntington 
,beach is known as ,surf ,city ,,usa2   
,whereas the competition1 formerly      
called the ,west ,coast ,surfing        
,championship1 the ,united ,states      
,surfing ,championships1 and ,ocean     
,pacific ,pro1 established its current  
name in #aiid2 ,whereas the ,u4,s4 ,open

 of ,surfing awards a #aj1jjj first     
place prize1 one of the largest prize   
purses in the industry2 ,whereas the    
competition serves as a ,world ,surf    
,league qualifier2 ,whereas the entire  
event is free and open to the public and
 includes activities such as            
customization workshops1 onsite         
surfboard shaping1 art installations1   
and more2 ,whereas the event was        
extended to include other action sports1
 including skateboarding and ,,bmx2     
,whereas ,jack ,haley and ,linda ,benson
 were the first champions of the        
competition in #aiei1 in the male and   
female categories1 respectively2        
,whereas ,corky ,carroll won the        
competition in #aiff1 #aifg1 and #aifi1 
and later became the first professional 
surfer as well as the first surfer      
offered paid endorsements2 ,whereas     
,joyce ,hoffman1 after winning the      
,u4,s4 ,open of ,surfing four times1    
became the first internationally        
recognized female surfer2 ,whereas      

notable surfers are inducted into the   
,surfing ,walk of ,fame and to the      
,surfers' ,hall of ,fame as part of the 
event2 ,whereas the local hero award is 
presented to a surfer who has resided in
 ,huntington ,beach for at least #aj    
years or has graduated from the         
,huntington ,union ,school ,district1   
has contributed to ,huntington surfing  
culture1 and has been a finalist in     
surfing competitions2 ,whereas the #bjai
 class of inductees into the ,surfing   
,walk of ,fame and the ,surfer's ,hall  
of ,fame are ,derek ,ho and ,joel ,tudor
 7as ,surf ,champions71 ,reynolds ,renny
 ,yater 7,surf ,pioneer71 ,jeff ,divine 
and ,art ,brewer 7,surf ,culture71      
,courtney ,conlogue 7,woman of the      
,year71 ,sam ,hawk 7,local ,hero71 and  
,don ,mac,allister 7,honor ,roll72 and  
,whereas the event brings approximately 
#af1jjj1jjj in revenue to the           
,huntington ,beach economy and          
approximately #bj1jjj1jjj in revenue to 
the ,orange ,county economy annually3   

,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives recognizes the     
#fjth anniversary of the annual ,u4,s4  
,open of ,surfing as a significant event
 for the global surfing community and   
for the important role it plays in the  
economy of ,huntington ,beach4