,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ai1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,roby 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,rogers 
of ,alabama1 and ,ms4 ,sewell of        
,alabama7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,recognizing and          
celebrating the #bjjth anniversary of   
the entry of ,alabama into the ,union as
 the twenty-second ,state4  ,whereas the
 ,united ,states ,congress created the  
,alabama ,territory from the eastern    
half of the ,mississippi ,territory on  
,march #c1 #ahag2 ,whereas1 by #ahai1   
the birth and growth of cities1 towns1  
and communities in the ,alabama         
,territory ensured that the population  
of the territory had developed          
sufficiently to achieve the minimum     
number of inhabitants required by       
,congress to qualify for statehood2     

,whereas the ,united ,states ,congress  
and ,president ,james ,monroe approved  
statehood for the ,alabama ,territory on
 ,december #ad1 #ahai1 making it the    
,nation's twenty-second ,state2 ,whereas
 ,december #ad1 #bjai1 marks the #bjjth 
anniversary of the attainment of        
statehood by ,alabama2 and ,whereas this
 bicentennial anniversary is a          
monumental occasion to celebrate and    
commemorate the achievements of the     
great ,state of ,alabama3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives recognizes and         
celebrates the #bjjth anniversary of the
 entry of ,alabama into the ,union as   
the twenty-second ,state4