H896: Urge Congress/Expand Economic Ties With India. Latest Version

Session: 2023 - 2024

House
Passed 1st Reading




GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA



SESSION 2023



H                                                                                                                                           Simple



                                                                                                                                       Resolution



                                                                                                                                          Adopted



HOUSE RESOLUTION 896



Adopted 8/16/23



 



Sponsors:

Representative Moore.

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Referred to:

Calendar 8/16/2023


August 16, 2023



A HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING the seventy‑seventh INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING ECONOMIC AND SECURITY TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND INDIA.



Whereas, on August 15, 1947, the nation of India declared its independence from British rule; and



Whereas, India is the largest democracy in the world and has made an indelible mark on history; and



Whereas, the State of North Carolina values our long‑standing friendship with the nation of India, marked by a visit from a delegation of the North Carolina House of Representatives to India 10 years ago, and most recently in April of 2023, when the Indian Ambassador to the U.S. visited the North Carolina House of Representatives; and



Whereas, the economic and business ties between the United States and India have grown significantly over the years; and



Whereas, the State of North Carolina celebrates and values the growing Indian Community in North Carolina and their contributions to our State; Now, therefore,



Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:



SECTION 1.  The North Carolina House of Representatives recognizes the 77th Independence Day of India and commemorates the anniversary of India's hard‑fought freedom.



SECTION 2.  The North Carolina House of Representatives urges the United States Congress to continue to expand the economic and security ties between the United States and India.



SECTION 3.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to each member of North Carolina's Congressional Delegation, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, and the President of the United States.



SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.





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