House Resolution 22
By: Representatives Wiedower of the 121st, Burns of the 159th, Jones of the 47th, Hugley of
the 141st, Hatchett of the 155th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Commending the Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football
Playoff National Championship; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, in August 2022, Atlanta, Georgia, was selected as the host of the 2025 College
Football Playoff National Championship; and
WHEREAS, Atlanta, Georgia, previously hosted the College Football Playoff National
Championship in 2018 and was selected as the first city to serve as a repeat host of the
College Football Playoff National Championship; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the Atlanta Football Host Committee welcomed over 125,000 guests
to the Championship Campus in downtown Atlanta, earned the highest TV rating on record
for a college football game on ESPN, and hosted the first presidential visit to a college
football championship since 1980; and
WHEREAS, The Atlanta Sports Council spearheaded the bid to host the 2025 College
Football Playoff National Championship alongside its partners in the community, including
the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment, the
City of Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center Authority, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and the
State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia General Assembly and Governor Brian Kemp have supported
Georgia's ability to host major sporting events with the extension of the sales tax exemption
on tickets for major sporting events and a $4.75 million appropriation to facilitate public
safety and infrastructure costs for the College Football Playoff National Championship; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship will be hosted at the
world-class Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the host of the 2018 College Football Playoff
Championship, the first LEED platinum-certified stadium to host a College Football Playoff
National Championship, and the future host of multiple major sporting events, including the
FIFA World Cup 2026 and Super Bowl 62; and
WHEREAS, over 600 volunteers from across the State of Georgia have stepped forward to
serve as the first impression for visitors and express our first-class hospitality for guests all
across the championship campus; and
WHEREAS, the Atlanta Football Host Committee and College Football Playoff Foundation
have heavily invested in Georgia's communities with the creation of the Georgia Teachers
Initiative, which has engaged with over 40,000 teachers across the whole state and funded
teacher projects in all 159 counties; and
WHEREAS, the economic impact of hosting the College Football Playoff National
Championship to the State of Georgia will be $75 million for Georgia's restaurants, hotels,
vendors, and additional hospitality businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body commend the Atlanta Football Host Committee for serving as the
first repeat host city of the College Football Playoff National Championship and welcome
the national championship game back to Atlanta, Georgia.
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 the
Atlanta Football Host Committee and other parties.