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ANNIVERSARY ON AUGUST 29, 2026
Mr. MORENO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res 815.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 815) commending the Chicago Cubs
baseball team as it celebrates its 150th anniversary on
August 29, 2026.
Mr. MORENO. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the substitute amendment to the preamble at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 815) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 6765) to the preamble, in the nature of a substitute, was agreed to as follows:
(Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)
Strike the preamble and insert the following:
Whereas the Chicago Cubs became a charter member of the
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs in 1876;
Whereas, since 1876, more than 182,000,000 fans have
attended Chicago Cubs games, and millions more have listened
to games on the radio and watched on television across the
United States and the world;
Whereas the founding team had only 11 players for the
entire season, including hall of famers James “Deacon”
White, Adrian “Cap” Anson and Albert G. Spalding;
Whereas Albert G. Spalding, a native of Illinois and
founder of the sporting goods company which still bears his
name today, served as the pitcher and manager;
Whereas the 1906 Chicago Cubs finished the season with a
record of 116-36, before losing the World Series to the
Chicago White Sox;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs' 116 victories in the 1906 season
remain tied for the Major League Baseball single-season
record;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs won both the 1907 and 1908 World
Series against the Detroit Tigers while playing home games at
the West Side Grounds;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have played at Wrigley Field since
1916, which is a designated National Historic Landmark and
the second oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball;
Whereas Wrigley Field was the last baseball stadium to have
lights installed in 1988, the first stadium to have an organ
playing music, the first stadium to build permanent
concession stands, and the first ballpark to broadcast an
entire season of home games live;
Whereas “Wrigleyville” is the vibrant neighborhood that
surrounds Wrigley Field, providing a location for fans to
support surrounding small businesses, galvanize the city of
Chicago, and come together to root the Chicago Cubs to
victory;
Whereas Harry Caray, whose trademark call of “Holy Cow”
became known to baseball fans around the world, broadcasted
thousands of baseball games during a career spanning more
than 50 years, including 16 seasons as the beloved television
voice of the Chicago Cubs from 1982 through 1997, was
inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters
Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters
Hall of Fame, and received the National Baseball Hall of
Fame's Ford C. Frick Award;
Whereas legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, who served
as the voice of the Chicago Cubs on the radio from 1940
through 1944, became the television announcer from 1947
through 1981, and was known for his “Hey-Hey!” catchphrase,
was inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and awarded
the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award;
Whereas Pat Hughes, the Chicago Cubs lead play-by-play
radio announcer, whose voice is woven into the fabric of
sports culture in Chicago, called the 2016 World Series
championship that ended the 108-year drought for the Cubs,
and was inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and
awarded the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick
Award;
Whereas, between 1948 and 2019, WGN-TV revolutionized
baseball broadcasting and brought Chicago Cubs baseball to
the masses, airing more than 7,000 Cubs games and helping
spread the thrills of Cubs baseball through its unsurpassed
sports coverage and its historic partnership with the team;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have won 8 division titles, 17
National League pennants, and 3 World Series championships,
including in 2016 when the Cubs completed a historic comeback
from down 3 games to 1 to defeat the Cleveland Indians in 7
games;
Whereas the parade following the 2016 World Series
championship, attended by an estimated 5,000,000 people,
celebrated the Cubs making the World Series for the first
time since 1945 and breaking the so-called “Curse of the
Billy Goat”;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have scored more than 103,400
runs, have more than 200,000 hits, and are only the third
franchise in Major League Baseball to have hit over 15,000
home runs;
Whereas more than 50 players, managers, and executives for
the Chicago Cubs have been enshrined in the National Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York;
Whereas Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins became one of the most
dominant pitchers in the 1960s and 1970s, and in 1971 went
24-13, throwing complete games in 30 of his 39 starts and
becoming the first pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and the first
Canadian to win the Cy Young Award;
Whereas, between 1953 and 1971, Ernie Banks, who was later
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack
Obama and inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,
played as shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs
and was well-known for his catchphrase, “It's a beautiful
day for a ballgame . . . Let's play two!”;
Whereas, in 1998, Sammy Sosa, 1 of 8 players in history
with more than 600 home runs, famously battled with the rival
Cardinals' Mark McGwire to break Roger Maris' single-season
record of 61 home runs, earning the National League Most
Valuable Player Award and leading the Cubs to the playoffs;
Whereas Ron Santo, who played third base for the Cubs for
14 seasons, was selected to 9 All-Star Games, won 5
consecutive Gold Glove Awards, and was inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas Billy Williams, left fielder and 6-time All Star,
was named 1961 National League Rookie of the Year after
hitting 25 home runs with 86 runs batted in and is a member
of the National Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne “Ryno” Sandberg
made 10 consecutive All-Star Game appearances, won 9
consecutive Gold Gloves from 1983 through 1991, and delivered
one of the most memorable performances in Chicago Cubs
history during what is known as the “Sandberg Game,”
hitting game-tying home runs in the ninth and tenth innings
against future Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter and helping
the Cubs defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-11 in 11 innings;
Whereas famous Chicago Cubs such as Frank Chance, Johnny
Evers, Joe Tinker, Mordecai Brown, Gabby Hartnett, Hack
Wilson, Stan Hack, Phil Cavarretta, Andre Dawson, Lee Smith,
Kerry Wood, Anthony Rizzo, and more than 2,000 others have
brought joy to fans for generations; and
Whereas, since 2009, Cubs Charities has donated more than
$51,000,000 to promote youth sports and improve the well-
being of children and families throughout Chicago and
Illinois: Now, therefore, be it
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:
S. Res. 815
Whereas the Chicago Cubs became a charter member of the
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs in 1876;
Whereas, since 1876, more than 182,000,000 fans have
attended Chicago Cubs games, and millions more have listened
to games on the radio and watched on television across the
United States and the world;
Whereas the founding team had only 11 players for the
entire season, including hall of famers James “Deacon”
White, Adrian “Cap” Anson and Albert G. Spalding;
Whereas Albert G. Spalding, a native of Illinois and
founder of the sporting goods company which still bears his
name today, served as the pitcher and manager;
Whereas the 1906 Chicago Cubs finished the season with a
record of 116-36, before losing the World Series to the
Chicago White Sox;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs' 116 victories in the 1906 season
remain tied for the Major League Baseball single-season
record;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs won both the 1907 and 1908 World
Series against the Detroit Tigers while playing home games at
the West Side Grounds;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have played at Wrigley Field since
1916, which is a designated National Historic Landmark and
the second oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball;
Whereas Wrigley Field was the last baseball stadium to have
lights installed in 1988, the first stadium to have an organ
playing
music, the first stadium to build permanent concession
stands, and the first ballpark to broadcast an entire season
of home games live;
Whereas “Wrigleyville” is the vibrant neighborhood that
surrounds Wrigley Field, providing a location for fans to
support surrounding small businesses, galvanize the city of
Chicago, and come together to root the Chicago Cubs to
victory;
Whereas Harry Caray, whose trademark call of “Holy Cow”
became known to baseball fans around the world, broadcasted
thousands of baseball games during a career spanning more
than 50 years, including 16 seasons as the beloved television
voice of the Chicago Cubs from 1982 through 1997, was
inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters
Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters
Hall of Fame, and received the National Baseball Hall of
Fame's Ford C. Frick Award;
Whereas legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, who served
as the voice of the Chicago Cubs on the radio from 1940
through 1944, became the television announcer from 1947
through 1981, and was known for his “Hey-Hey!” catchphrase,
was inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and awarded
the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award;
Whereas Pat Hughes, the Chicago Cubs lead play-by-play
radio announcer, whose voice is woven into the fabric of
sports culture in Chicago, called the 2016 World Series
championship that ended the 108-year drought for the Cubs,
and was inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and
awarded the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick
Award;
Whereas, between 1948 and 2019, WGN-TV revolutionized
baseball broadcasting and brought Chicago Cubs baseball to
the masses, airing more than 7,000 Cubs games and helping
spread the thrills of Cubs baseball through its unsurpassed
sports coverage and its historic partnership with the team;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have won 8 division titles, 17
National League pennants, and 3 World Series championships,
including in 2016 when the Cubs completed a historic comeback
from down 3 games to 1 to defeat the Cleveland Indians in 7
games;
Whereas the parade following the 2016 World Series
championship, attended by an estimated 5,000,000 people,
celebrated the Cubs making the World Series for the first
time since 1945 and breaking the so-called “Curse of the
Billy Goat”;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have scored more than 103,400
runs, have more than 200,000 hits, and are only the third
franchise in Major League Baseball to have hit over 15,000
home runs;
Whereas more than 50 players, managers, and executives for
the Chicago Cubs have been enshrined in the National Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York;
Whereas Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins became one of the most
dominant pitchers in the 1960s and 1970s, and in 1971 went
24-13, throwing complete games in 30 of his 39 starts and
becoming the first pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and the first
Canadian to win the Cy Young Award;
Whereas, between 1953 and 1971, Ernie Banks, who was later
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack
Obama and inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,
played as shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs
and was well-known for his catchphrase, “It's a beautiful
day for a ballgame . . . Let's play two!”;
Whereas, in 1998, Sammy Sosa, 1 of 8 players in history
with more than 600 home runs, famously battled with the rival
Cardinals' Mark McGwire to break Roger Maris' single-season
record of 61 home runs, earning the National League Most
Valuable Player Award and leading the Cubs to the playoffs;
Whereas Ron Santo, who played third base for the Cubs for
14 seasons, was selected to 9 All-Star Games, won 5
consecutive Gold Glove Awards, and was inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas Billy Williams, left fielder and 6-time All Star,
was named 1961 National League Rookie of the Year after
hitting 25 home runs with 86 runs batted in and is a member
of the National Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne “Ryno” Sandberg
made 10 consecutive All-Star Game appearances, won 9
consecutive Gold Gloves from 1983 through 1991, and delivered
one of the most memorable performances in Chicago Cubs
history during what is known as the “Sandberg Game,”
hitting game-tying home runs in the ninth and tenth innings
against future Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter and helping
the Cubs defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-11 in 11 innings;
Whereas famous Chicago Cubs such as Frank Chance, Johnny
Evers, Joe Tinker, Mordecai Brown, Gabby Hartnett, Hack
Wilson, Stan Hack, Phil Cavarretta, Andre Dawson, Lee Smith,
Kerry Wood, Anthony Rizzo, and more than 2,000 others have
brought joy to fans for generations; and
Whereas, since 2009, Cubs Charities has donated more than
$51,000,000 to promote youth sports and improve the well-
being of children and families throughout Chicago and
Illinois: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate commends the Chicago Cubs on the
celebration of their 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026, in
light of their successes on the field, their significant
contributions to the sport, and the tremendous sense of pride
they have provided for all those who have played for, worked
for, and enjoyed the triumphs of the Chicago Cubs.