Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

H.Res.169 through Congress

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.102 A resolution expressing support for the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" of the United States to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem-solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 18, 2013

Supports the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital."

Honors the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as the thought-leader in chess education in the United States.

Encourages the "National Chess Capital" to continue promoting the educational benefits of chess among schoolchildren.

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Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D–MO

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 2013
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SRES 102 · A resolution expressing support for the designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" of the United States to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem-solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/169

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Discuss H.Res.169, 113th Congress: Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/169

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres169/BILLS-113hres169ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.169, 113th Congress: Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/169

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres169/BILLS-113hres169ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.169, 113th Congress: Expressing support for designation of Saint Louis, Missouri, as the "National Chess Capital" to enhance awareness of the educational benefits of chess and to encourage schools and community centers to engage in chess programs to promote problem solving, critical thinking, spatial awareness, and goal setting.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/169

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2013-04-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres169/BILLS-113hres169ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-07-21T19:45:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.169 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.