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| 2 | 2 | | H. R. 489 |
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| 4 | 4 | | House Resolution 489 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Representatives Mainor of the 56 |
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| 17 | 17 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 18 | 18 | | Recognizing and commending Vice President Kamala Harris and recognizing the first Friday |
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| 20 | 20 | | of October of each year as "Kamala Harris Day" at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Vice President Kamala Harris is the first African American, Asian American,3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and female vice president of the United States of America; and4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Vice President Harris leads America as the 49th vice president of the United5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | States of America and is the highest-ranking female official in United States history; and6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Vice President Harris attended Howard University, a historically black7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | institution of higher learning located in the nation's capital, and obtained her law degree from8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | the University of California Hastings College of Law; and9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Vice President Harris served as California's attorney general from 2011 to 201710 |
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| 29 | 29 | | and served as a United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021; and11 23 LC 48 0898 |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. R. 489 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Vice President Harris has earned recognition and numerous awards for her |
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| 34 | 34 | | commitment to excellence and was jointly named Time's Person of the Year in 202013 |
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| 35 | 35 | | alongside President Joseph Biden.14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the members of this body recognize and commend Vice President Kamala Harris on her16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | exemplary service and achievements in her work as a public servant and United States vice17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | president and recognize the first Friday of October of each year as "Kamala Harris Day" at18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | the state capitol.19 |
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| 41 | 41 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized20 |
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| 42 | 42 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Vice21 |
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| 43 | 43 | | President Kamala Harris.22 |
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