--- title: HR 1487. Atlanta Track Club Elite; world record performance at the 2026 Penn Classic; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1487 cite_as: HR 1487, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1487 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1487.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1487/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73677 date: 2026-02-25 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1486.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1488.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1487.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1487 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-25 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Holt Persinger - Matthew Gambill - Omari Crawford - Brent Cox - Stacey Evans - Demetrius Douglas text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1487/2025 upstream_id: 2124789 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Atlanta Track Club - track and field - world record - legislative commendation - Georgia athletes --- # HR 1487. Atlanta Track Club Elite; world record performance at the 2026 Penn Classic; commend ## Text House Resolution 1487 By: Representatives Persinger of the 119th, Gambill of the 15th, Crawford of the 89th, Cox of the 28th, Evans of the 57th, and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating Atlanta Track Club Elite for their world record performance at the 2026 Penn Classic; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Atlanta Track Club Elite has established and maintained a distinguished tradition of excellence in track and field competition through disciplined preparation, teamwork, and competitive integrity; and WHEREAS, the team has brought much recognition to the State of Georgia by competing at the 2026 Penn Classic held in Philadelphia, where they delivered a historic performance in the indoor men's 4x800-meter relay; and WHEREAS, Clay Pender set the tone for the record-breaking effort with an aggressive lead-off leg, handing the baton to Luke Houser, who sustained the team's pace through the second leg, followed by Luciano Fiore, whose strong third leg positioned the team with a six-second advantage entering the final exchange; and WHEREAS, anchoring the relay, Sean Dolan delivered a commanding final leg, extending the team's lead to nearly 12 seconds at the finish with individual splits of 1:49.69, 1:47.47, 1:47.35, and 1:45.79 respectively; and WHEREAS, the team's combined time of 7:10.29 shattered the previous indoor men's 4x800-meter relay world record by 1.01 seconds, surpassing the mark set in 2018 and firmly etching Atlanta Track Club Elite into the record books; and WHEREAS, through months of training, coordination, and competition, this extraordinary team has demonstrated unity of purpose, exceptional athletic ability, and competitive excellence worthy of the highest recognition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body congratulate Atlanta Track Club Elite for their world record performance at the 2026 Penn Classic and extend best wishes for continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Clay Pender, Luke Houser, Luciano Fiore, and Sean Dolan. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally congratulates Atlanta Track Club Elite for setting a world record in the indoor men's 4x800-meter relay at the 2026 Penn Classic. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It recognizes Atlanta Track Club Elite, a track and field team based in Georgia, for breaking the world record in the indoor men's 4x800-meter relay at the 2026 Penn Classic in Philadelphia. The resolution describes the race leg by leg, crediting runners Clay Pender, Luke Houser, Luciano Fiore, and Sean Dolan for their individual splits and the team's combined time of 7:10.29, which beat the previous world record by 1.01 seconds. The House resolves to congratulate the team and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the four named athletes. ### What it does - Congratulates Atlanta Track Club Elite on the floor of the Georgia House for setting a world record in the indoor men's 4x800-meter relay. - Recites the runners' individual leg times and the team's combined world-record time of 7:10.29 set at the 2026 Penn Classic. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the four named runners. - Extends the House's best wishes to the team for continued success in future competition. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors four athletes, Clay Pender, Luke Houser, Luciano Fiore, and Sean Dolan, along with Atlanta Track Club Elite as an organization. It has no regulatory or funding effect on any other Georgians. ### Why it matters This resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight; it does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is official recognition of a Georgia-based athletic team's achievement, memorialized in House records and distributed to the athletes. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's performance at the 2026 Penn Classic, including each runner's leg and split time. - The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate Atlanta Track Club Elite and wish them continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Clay Pender, Luke Houser, Luciano Fiore, and Sean Dolan. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-25) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-02-25) - Sponsors: Holt Persinger, Matthew Gambill, Omari Crawford, Brent Cox, Stacey Evans, Demetrius Douglas - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73677 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1487.md?full=1