H. Res. 123 (119th)Bill Overview

Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in Super Bowl LIX.

Simple ResolutionSports and Recreation|Sports and Recreation
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Democratic
Introduced
Feb 10, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageIntroduced

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H622)

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This House resolution congratulates the Philadelphia Eagles for winning Super Bowl LIX, names Jalen Hurts MVP, and recognizes players, coaches, staff, and fans. It is a nonbinding, symbolic statement honoring the team and the city of Philadelphia.

Why people may split

All personas broadly supportive, but differ on congressional time use

Watch point

Ceremonial resolutions are typically easy to adopt by unanimous consent or quick voice vote.

This House resolution congratulates the Philadelphia Eagles for winning Super Bowl LIX, names Jalen Hurts MVP, and recognizes players, coaches, staff, and fans.

It is a nonbinding, symbolic statement honoring the team and the city of Philadelphia.

Passage0/100

This is a simple House resolution (H.Res.)—ceremonial and nonstatutory—so it is not a vehicle that becomes law.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention10/100

All personas broadly supportive, but differ on congressional time use

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Local governments · Federal agenciesLocal governments

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitGenerates civic pride and boosts morale among Philadelphia residents and Eagles supporters.
  • Local governmentsMay produce short-term local economic activity from parades, tourism, and increased merchandise sales.
  • Federal agenciesSymbolic federal recognition highlights team achievements without creating legal or regulatory obligations.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenUses Congressional time and floor resources for a ceremonial resolution instead of policy deliberations.
  • Potential burdenMay create precedent for frequent non-substantive resolutions, increasing legislative backlog.
  • Local governmentsLocal governments likely bear substantial security and public-safety costs for victory parades.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

All personas broadly supportive, but differ on congressional time use
Progressive95%

Likely views the resolution as a positive, uncontroversial recognition of a community achievement and team excellence.

Appreciates highlighting local pride and collective effort, while noting limited legislative significance.

Leans supportive
Centrist85%

Sees the resolution as routine and largely harmless ceremonial business.

Accepts it as an appropriate congressional recognition but may prefer limiting such measures to avoid overuse of legislative resources.

Leans supportive
Conservative70%

Generally accepts the congratulations as harmless civic recognition but may object to frequent symbolic measures in Congress.

Some conservatives might prefer focusing congressional time on substantive legislation.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Still ahead

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood0/100

This is a simple House resolution (H.Res.)—ceremonial and nonstatutory—so it is not a vehicle that becomes law.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Whether the House leadership will schedule floor action
  • Whether a companion or parallel Senate measure will be filed
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

Included on this page

All personas broadly supportive, but differ on congressional time use

This is a simple House resolution (H.Res.)—ceremonial and nonstatutory—so it is not a vehicle that becomes law.

Unlocked analysis

Pro readers get the full perspective split, passage barriers, legislative design review, stakeholder impact map, and lens-based policy tradeoff analysis for Congratulating the Philadelphia Eagles on their victory in Sup…

Go beyond the headline summary with full stakeholder mapping, legislative design analysis, passage barriers, and lens-by-lens tradeoff breakdowns.

Perspective breakdownsPassage barriersLegislative design reviewStakeholder impact map
Open full analysis