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ID HCR029

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/12/2016

Primary Sponsor

State Affairs Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the 130th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty's unveiling on October 28, 2016
  • Recognizes the statue's origin as a gift from France inspired by Edouard de Laboulaye after the Civil War, with sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi commissioned for the project
  • Documents that the statue was unveiled on October 28, 1886, on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor, where one million New Yorkers attended the dedication ceremony with President Grover Cleveland
  • Notes that over 130 years, the Statue of Liberty has welcomed more than twelve million immigrants to American shores and receives millions of annual visitors
  • Urges all Idahoans to recognize and celebrate the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of freedom and democracy to the world

Legislative Description

Stating findings of the Legislature and commemorating and recognizing the 130th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

STATUE OF LIBERTY

Last Action

Delivered to Secretary of State at 10:52 a.m. on March 14, 2016

3/15/2016

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/15/2016
State Affairs1/28/2016

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