119-hres226

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 226 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 226

 Commemorating the centennial of Delta Air Lines.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 14, 2025

Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Jack, Mr. Carter of Georgia, 
 Mr. Bishop, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. McBath, Mr. McCormick, Mr. 
 Collins, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Allen, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
 Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, 
Mr. Nehls, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Yakym, and Mr. Zinke) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
 and Commerce

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 RESOLUTION

 Commemorating the centennial of Delta Air Lines.

Whereas, on March 2, 2025, Delta Air Lines turns 100 years old, becoming the 
 first United States airline to reach the centenarian milestone;
Whereas Delta Air Lines was founded on March 2, 1925, as Huff Daland Dusters--
 the world's first aerial crop-dusting company;
Whereas Delta Air Service and the airline's first flights took off 4 years 
 later;
Whereas, in 2025, Delta Air Lines's team of 100,000 people supports up to 5,000 
 daily flights serving more than 200,000,000 travelers per year;
Whereas Delta Air Lines maintains hubs from coast to coast, including in 
 Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, California, Michigan, 
 Minnesota, and Utah;
Whereas, with thousands of peak-day departures to more than 290 global 
 destinations on 6 continents, Delta Air Lines connects millions of 
 people around the globe to and through the United States daily and helps 
 keep the United States a top country for business and the economy of the 
 United States strong;
Whereas, for the past 100 years, the mission of Delta Air Lines to connect the 
 world has included a commitment to being a strong partner in the 
 communities where its people live, work, and serve; and
Whereas, in 2025, Delta was named North America's most on-time airline by 
 Cirium, the Top United States Airline by the Wall Street Journal, the 
 World's Most Admired Airline by Fortune, and the top-ranked airline on 
 Time's inaugural World's Best Companies List: Now, therefore be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) recognizes Delta Air Lines for 100 years of connecting 
 people to the world and to each other; and

    (2) commemorates the centennial of Delta Air Lines.
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