Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Planetary Society.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 1109 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Planetary Society. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. RASKIN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology RESOLUTION Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Planetary Society. Whereas, in 1980, Carl Sagan, Louis Friedman, and Bruce Murray founded The Planetary Society; Whereas The Planetary Society was created to teach the pub- lic about space exploration and advocate for increased Federal support for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Whereas The Planetary Society continues this work today as the world’s largest nonprofit space organization; Whereas The Planetary Society is supported by more than 50,000 members in over 100 countries and by hundreds of volunteers around the world; VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:17 Sep 16, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR1109.IH HR1109 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 1109 IH Whereas The Planetary Society advocates for space and plan- etary science funding in government, inspires and edu- cates people around the world, and develops and funds groundbreaking space science and technology; Whereas The Planetary Society introduces people to the won- ders of the cosmos by bridging the gap between the sci- entific community and the general public to inspire and educate people from all walks of life; and Whereas The Planetary Society gives every citizen of planet Earth the opportunity to make their voices heard in sup- port of space exploration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog- 1 nizes the 40th anniversary of the founding of The Plan- 2 etary Society for its commitment to exploring the cosmos 3 and understanding our place in it, searching for life else- 4 where in the universe, and protecting Earth from asteroids 5 and comets. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:17 Sep 16, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR1109.IH HR1109 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS