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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 296 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Congratulating the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2024 Major League |
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| 6 | 6 | | Baseball World Series. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL7, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. G |
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| 10 | 10 | | OMEZ(for himself, Ms. CHU, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. |
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| 11 | 11 | | F |
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| 12 | 12 | | RIEDMAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. RIVAS, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. TORRESof |
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| 13 | 13 | | California, and Ms. K |
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| 14 | 14 | | AMLAGER-DOVE) submitted the following resolution; |
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| 15 | 15 | | which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re- |
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| 16 | 16 | | form |
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| 17 | 17 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 18 | 18 | | Congratulating the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2024 Major League Baseball World Series. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas, on October 30, 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers (re- |
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| 21 | 21 | | ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Dodgers’’) defeated the |
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| 22 | 22 | | American League Champions, the New York Yankees, by |
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| 23 | 23 | | 7–6 to win the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series |
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| 24 | 24 | | in 5 games; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas this victory marks the eighth World Series cham- |
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| 26 | 26 | | pionship for the Dodgers franchise and their seventh title |
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| 27 | 27 | | since moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1958; |
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| 28 | 28 | | Whereas, during the 2024 playoffs, the Dodgers defeated the |
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| 29 | 29 | | San Diego Padres, the New York Mets, and the New |
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| 30 | 30 | | York Yankees en route to winning the World Series; |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas, after going down 5 runs in Game 5 of the World |
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| 35 | 35 | | Series, the Dodgers showed true heart and grit by re- |
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| 36 | 36 | | sponding with 5 runs of their own as part of a thrilling |
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| 37 | 37 | | fifth-inning comeback, paving the way for a series-clinch- |
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| 38 | 38 | | ing win; |
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| 39 | 39 | | Whereas the Dodgers have won the National League West |
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| 40 | 40 | | Division in 11 of the last 12 seasons, have won the Na- |
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| 41 | 41 | | tional League pennant in 4 of the last 8 seasons, and |
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| 42 | 42 | | have won the World Series in 2 of the last 5 seasons; |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas the Dodgers completed the 2024 regular season with |
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| 44 | 44 | | an impressive overall record of 98–64 to finish first in |
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| 45 | 45 | | the National League West Division and with the best |
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| 46 | 46 | | regular season record in baseball; |
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| 47 | 47 | | Whereas the Dodgers defense matched a Major League Base- |
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| 48 | 48 | | ball postseason record with 33 consecutive scoreless in- |
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| 49 | 49 | | nings; |
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| 50 | 50 | | Whereas the opponent of the Dodgers in the 2024 World Se- |
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| 51 | 51 | | ries, the New York Yankees, showed true sportsmanship |
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| 52 | 52 | | and respect for the game; |
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| 53 | 53 | | Whereas every member of the 2024 Dodgers roster played a |
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| 54 | 54 | | key part in winning the World Series during this historic |
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| 55 | 55 | | season, including— |
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| 56 | 56 | | (1) Anthony Banda; |
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| 57 | 57 | | (2) Austin Barnes; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (3) Mookie Betts; |
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| 59 | 59 | | (4) Ryan Brasier; |
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| 60 | 60 | | (5) Walker Buehler; |
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| 61 | 61 | | (6) Ben Casparius; |
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| 62 | 62 | | (7) Tommy Edman; |
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| 63 | 63 | | (8) Jack Flaherty; |
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| 64 | 64 | | (9) Freddie Freeman; |
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| 68 | 68 | | (10) Tyler Glasnow; |
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| 69 | 69 | | (11) Brusdar Graterol; |
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| 70 | 70 | | (12) Michael Grove; |
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| 71 | 71 | | (13) Edgardo Henriquez; |
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| 72 | 72 | | (14) Enrique ‘‘Kike´’’ Herna´ndez; |
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| 73 | 73 | | (15) Teoscar Herna´ndez; |
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| 74 | 74 | | (16) Brent Honeywell; |
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| 75 | 75 | | (17) Daniel Hudson; |
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| 76 | 76 | | (18) Kevin Kiermaier; |
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| 77 | 77 | | (19) Joe Kelly; |
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| 78 | 78 | | (20) Clayton Kershaw; |
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| 79 | 79 | | (21) Landon Knack; |
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| 80 | 80 | | (22) Michael Kopech; |
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| 81 | 81 | | (23) Gavin Lux; |
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| 82 | 82 | | (24) Bobby Miller; |
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| 83 | 83 | | (25) Max Muncy; |
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| 84 | 84 | | (26) Shohei Ohtani; |
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| 85 | 85 | | (27) James Outman; |
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| 86 | 86 | | (28) Andy Pages; |
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| 87 | 87 | | (29) Evan Phillips; |
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| 88 | 88 | | (30) Miguel Rojas; |
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| 89 | 89 | | (31) Will Smith; |
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| 90 | 90 | | (32) Gavin Stone; |
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| 91 | 91 | | (33) Chris Taylor; |
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| 92 | 92 | | (34) Blake Treinen; |
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| 93 | 93 | | (35) Alex Vesia; and |
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| 94 | 94 | | (36) Yoshinobu Yamamoto; |
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| 95 | 95 | | Whereas, while overcoming injury and adversity, Dodgers |
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| 96 | 96 | | first baseman Freddie Freeman— |
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| 97 | 97 | | (1) was named Most Valuable Player for the 2024 |
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| 98 | 98 | | World Series; and |
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| 102 | 102 | | (2) batted .300 with 4 home runs and 12 runs bat- |
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| 103 | 103 | | ted in, including a walk-off grand slam in Game 1 of the |
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| 104 | 104 | | World Series on October 25, 2024; |
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| 105 | 105 | | Whereas Shohei Ohtani had one of the best regular seasons |
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| 106 | 106 | | in history, hitting .310 with 54 home runs, 134 runs |
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| 107 | 107 | | scored, and 130 runs batted in, all while stealing 59 |
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| 108 | 108 | | bases, making him the first player in the history of Major |
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| 109 | 109 | | League Baseball to have at least 50 home runs and 50 |
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| 110 | 110 | | stolen bases in a season; |
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| 111 | 111 | | Whereas Mookie Betts overcame a midseason injury before |
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| 112 | 112 | | returning to play a central role in the Dodgers’ 2024 |
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| 113 | 113 | | postseason, earning his third World Series ring; |
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| 114 | 114 | | Whereas Teoscar Herna´ndez had an impressive regular sea- |
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| 115 | 115 | | son and postseason, was selected to the 2024 Major |
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| 116 | 116 | | League Baseball All-Star Game, and won the Major |
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| 117 | 117 | | League Baseball Home Run Derby, the first Dodger to |
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| 118 | 118 | | ever win the contest; |
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| 119 | 119 | | Whereas Dodger Nation was deeply saddened by the passing, |
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| 120 | 120 | | just days before the start of the 2024 World Series, of |
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| 121 | 121 | | Fernando Valenzuela, who spurred a unique connection |
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| 122 | 122 | | between the team and the Latino community of Los An- |
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| 123 | 123 | | geles and will forever remain in the hearts and minds of |
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| 124 | 124 | | all Dodgers fans; |
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| 125 | 125 | | Whereas Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recorded his second |
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| 126 | 126 | | World Series Championship with the Dodgers; and |
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| 127 | 127 | | Whereas Dodgers fans never stopped supporting the team |
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| 128 | 128 | | throughout the 2024 season, playing a key role in moti- |
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| 129 | 129 | | vating their team to victory: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 130 | 130 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 134 | 134 | | (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Dodgers for 1 |
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| 135 | 135 | | winning the 2024 Major League Baseball World Se-2 |
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| 136 | 136 | | ries; 3 |
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| 137 | 137 | | (2) recognizes the achievements and contribu-4 |
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| 138 | 138 | | tions of the entire Los Angeles Dodgers organiza-5 |
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| 139 | 139 | | tion, including the players, coaches, management, 6 |
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| 140 | 140 | | and support staff in bringing the Commissioner’s 7 |
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| 141 | 141 | | Trophy to Los Angeles; and 8 |
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| 142 | 142 | | (3) respectfully directs the Clerk of the House 9 |
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| 143 | 143 | | of Representatives to transmit an enrolled copy of 10 |
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| 144 | 144 | | this resolution to— 11 |
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| 145 | 145 | | (A) the chairman and controlling owner of 12 |
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| 146 | 146 | | the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Walter; 13 |
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| 147 | 147 | | (B) the president of the Los Angeles 14 |
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| 148 | 148 | | Dodgers, Stan Kasten; and 15 |
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| 149 | 149 | | (C) the manager of the 2024 Los Angeles 16 |
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| 150 | 150 | | Dodgers, Dave Roberts. 17 |
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