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Commemorates the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta on June 15, 2015, in Runnymede Meadow near Windsor, England.

Affirms Magna Carta as a transcendent symbol of limited government and freedom under the law.

Recognizes Magna Carta as one of the earliest written expressions of natural and inalienable rights, providing theoretical groundwork for the English Bill of Rights of 1689, the American Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Acknowledges Magna Carta's foundational concepts including the right to due process of law, habeas corpus, and the principle that all persons—including rulers—are subject to the rule of law.

Recognizes that America's Founding Fathers relied heavily on Magna Carta in forming the Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution.