HR1551 Summary

• Commends Illinois State Representative Michael K. Smith for 16 years of service representing the 91st District, first elected in 1994.

• Recognizes Smith's leadership on education issues as Chairman of the House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education, securing millions in school funding and helping revamp state graduation standards.

• Credits Smith with securing hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure improvement projects including work on Interstates 74 and 474 and various county and state highways.

• Acknowledges Smith's work on consumer protection, securing over $1 billion in electric rate relief and championing anti-identity theft laws, as well as his leadership against methamphetamine manufacturing.

• Honors Smith's advocacy for senior citizens, support for the Second Amendment, and service on multiple House committees including Environment and Energy, Financial Institutions, and Homeland Security.