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HR0608 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Com-Pac International on
4 their products being selected by NASA for use aboard the
5 International Space Station; and

6     WHEREAS, In 1970, Com-Pac International created the
7 world's first liquid-tight, re-closable bag; and

8     WHEREAS, Operating in Carbondale, the company employs more
9 than 200 people in production, engineering, management, and
10 supporting roles; and

11     WHEREAS, Com-Pac International is a fully integrated
12 extruder, printer, and converter of custom plastic packaging
13 for medical, food, and industrial applications; and

14     WHEREAS, In August of 2017, the company was notified by
15 NASA that their BITRAN leak-proof specimen bags would be used
16 by scientists aboard the International Space Station to
17 transport proteins related to Parkinson's Disease; and

18     WHEREAS, On August 14, 2017, the products were launched
19 into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of a
20 resupply mission; therefore, be it

HR0608 - 2 - LRB100 14387 MST 29167 r

1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2 HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Com-Pac International on their products being
4 selected by NASA for use aboard the International Space
5 Station; and be it further

6     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
7 presented to Com-Pac International and its employees.

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