| 1 | 1 | | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HJ0038</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13466 MST 25893 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Assembly pays honor and respect to the truly great individuals </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>who have served our country and, in doing so, have worked hard </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to improve and enhance the State of Illinois; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Rodney Lee Davis was born in Des </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Moines, Iowa on January 5, 1970; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis and his family moved to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Taylorville when he was a child; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis graduated from Taylorville High </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>School in 1988 and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Science from Millikin University in 1992; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis worked as the projects director </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>in Congressman John Shimkus' district office for 16 years; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis was elected to the United </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>States House of Representative in 2012 to represent the 13th </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>District in Illinois; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, During his time in Congress, Congressman Davis </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>established himself as an effective lawmaker who could govern </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HJ0038</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13466 MST 25893 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and work with his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>legislation, even in a divided government; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis advocated for the priorities of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the 13th District and Illinois in Washington; he served on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>both the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Committee on Agriculture, which allowed him to be a leader on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>issues essential to commerce in Illinois; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis worked to promote America's </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>national security and support the men and women of America's </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>armed forces through the National Defense Authorization Act </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(NDAA); he also worked to promote Scott Air Force Base, which </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>is a vital part of the Metro East community and economy; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis successfully included language </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>in the U.S. House version of the 2023 NDAA to protect the C-40C </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>aircraft and the 932nd Airlift Wing flying mission at Scott </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>AFB; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis successfully passed his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Counting All Military Votes Act, which ensures that all </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>active-duty and deployed military personnel who wish to vote </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>will have their ballots mailed to their clerks in a timely </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>manner; and</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HJ0038</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13466 MST 25893 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis also successfully passed the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act, which reimburses travel costs </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>for families of service members who are traveling to obtain </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the remains of their loved ones who lost their lives in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>line of duty; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis wrote and passed the Hire More </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Heroes Act, which helps small businesses hire veterans by </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>amending the Affordable Care Act; it overwhelmingly passed the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>U.S. House with more than 400 supporting votes and was signed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>into law in July 2015; this, along with his bill, the EACH Act, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>are some of the few pieces of legislation signed into law to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>amend the Affordable Care Act; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, In 2018, Congressman Davis successfully passed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>legislation reforming the Federal Emergency Management </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Agency's (FEMA) disaster declaration process to help level the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>playing field for rural communities in Illinois and across the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>country that are seeking federal aid for disasters; his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>legislation, which was signed into law in October 2018, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>requires FEMA to place greater consideration on the localized </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>impact of a natural disaster; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis is married to Shannon R. Davis </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and has three children, Toryn, Clark, and Griffin; and</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HJ0038</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 4 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13466 MST 25893 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The expansion of Illinois Route 29 between </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Taylorville and Rochester took over two decades of planning </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and construction; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, On December 23, 1992, Congressman Davis witnessed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the crash that took the life of Melody Traughber when her car </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>hit a slick spot on the two-lane road and slid into oncoming </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>traffic; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Melody Traughber was one of seven people killed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>on Illinois 29 between Springfield and Taylorville from 1988 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to 1995, and her death helped spur the creation of Project 29, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>a grassroots citizens group that lobbied for the widening of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the road to four lanes; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Congressman Davis was instrumental in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>planning and public engagement that lead to the widening of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Route 29; therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate Route 29 from </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Cardinal Hill Road in Rochester to East 1600 North Road in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Taylorville as the "Congressman Rodney Davis Superhighway"; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and be it further</code> </td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">HJ0038</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 5 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13466 MST 25893 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>is requested to erect, at suitable locations consistent with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>giving notice of the name of the "Congressman Rodney Davis </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Superhighway"; and be it further</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>presented to Congressman Davis, the Mayor of Taylorville, the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Village President of Rochester, and the Secretary of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Transportation.</code> |
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