--- title: HR 1694. U.S. United Pageant System; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1694 cite_as: HR 1694, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1694 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1694.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1694/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74076 date: 2026-03-12 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/hr1693.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1695.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 134 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1694.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 1694 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-03-12 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Rhonda Burnough - Edna Jackson - Sheila Jones - Viola Davis text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR1694/2025 upstream_id: 2133424 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - breast cancer awareness - community recognition - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 1694. U.S. United Pageant System; commend ## Text House Resolution 1694 By: Representatives Burnough of the 77th, Jackson of the 165th, Jones of the 60th, and Davis of the 87th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the U.S. United Pageant System; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the U.S. United Pageant System was established to promote health, fitness and inner beauty among women and young ladies of all ethnic groups while producing positive role models for the community; and WHEREAS, created by Marchia Mickens in 2003, the U.S. United Pageant System serves as a way for her to give back to the community; and WHEREAS, the U.S. United Pageant System recognizes outstanding young ladies, women, and now men, for their outstanding personal, professional and community achievements; and WHEREAS, since its founding, 23 years ago, the U.S. United Pageant System has recognized over 250 exemplary young ladies, women, and men, for their outstanding personal, professional, and community achievements; and WHEREAS, the national platform of the U.S. United Pageant System is breast cancer awareness and research. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend the U.S. United Pageant System and its many participants, as well as extend their sincere best wishes for its continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the U.S. United Pageant System. ## 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 commends the U.S. United Pageant System, a program founded in 2003 that recognizes community achievement and supports breast cancer awareness. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a bill that changes state law. It recognizes the U.S. United Pageant System, a pageant program founded by Marchia Mickens in 2003 meant to promote health, fitness, and community involvement among women and, more recently, men. The resolution notes that the organization has honored more than 250 people over 23 years for personal, professional, and community achievements, and that its national platform is breast cancer awareness and research. The House resolves to commend the organization and its participants and directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the group. It does not create any new law, funding, or requirement. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the U.S. United Pageant System and its participants on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives. - States the House's sincere best wishes for the organization's continued success. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send a copy of the resolution to the U.S. United Pageant System. - Creates no new statute, funding, or legal requirement; it is a symbolic honor rather than a change to Georgia law. ### Who it affects The U.S. United Pageant System and its founder and participants are directly named and honored. The resolution has no legal effect on the general public, businesses, or government agencies since it does not change any law. ### Why it matters Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it does not alter anyone's rights or obligations. Its practical effect is symbolic: it puts the Georgia House of Representatives on record recognizing the organization's community work and breast cancer awareness efforts. ### Key provisions - The preamble ('whereas' clauses) describes the pageant system's founding in 2003 by Marchia Mickens and its mission of promoting health, fitness, and community role models. - The preamble states the organization has recognized over 250 people in 23 years and that its national platform is breast cancer awareness and research. - The resolving clause has the House commend the organization and wish it continued success. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the U.S. United Pageant System. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-12) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2026-03-12) - Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough, Edna Jackson, Sheila Jones, Viola Davis - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74076 > The history, votes, and amendments (134 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1694.md?full=1