United States HRES 1051: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Mardi Gras and the celebration's origins in Mobile, Alabama.

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IV
119TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. RES. 1051
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Mardi Gras and the
celebration’s origins in Mobile, Alabama.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 10, 2026
Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. FIGURES, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama,
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. STRONG, Mr. PALMER, and Ms. SEWELL) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Mardi
Gras and the celebration’s origins in Mobile, Alabama.
Whereas Mardi Gras is celebrated every year as a date of im-
portance by residents and visitors of the city of Mobile,
Alabama;
Whereas Mardi Gras, the conclusion of the annual Carnival
celebration in Mobile, Alabama, has been celebrated since
1703, making it the oldest official home of Carnival cele-
brations in the United States;
Whereas the past 3 centuries have been marked by a con-
sistent celebration of parades, throws, and festivities that
mark the end of Carnival and the beginning of the Chris-
tian fasting season of Lent;
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Whereas Mardi Gras remains a broadly loved and widely rec-
ognized day of cultural and historical significance by the
community in Mobile, Alabama; and
Whereas Mardi Gras, and the celebration of Mardi Gras in
Mobile, Alabama, serves as a reminder of the original
landing of French settlers in the Louisiana territory,
which originally set its capital in Mobile, Alabama: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-1
nizes the historic origin of the celebration of Mardi Gras 2
in the United States as being in Mobile, Alabama. 3
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