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107TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. RES. 409

Commending public servants and members of the uniformed services for

their dedication and continued service to the Nation.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 2, 2002

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WYNN, Ms. NORTON,

Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. MORAN of Virginia)

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee

on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed

Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

RESOLUTION

Commending public servants and members of the uniformed

services for their dedication and continued service to

the Nation.

Whereas Public Service Recognition Week is an opportunity

for us to honor and celebrate the commitment of individuals who meet the needs of the Nation through work at

all levels of government;

Whereas over 20,000,000 Americans work in government

service within the United States and abroad;

Whereas the United States is a great and prosperous Nation,

and both public service employees and uniformed service
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personnel have contributed significantly to that greatness

and prosperity;

Whereas Americans benefit daily from the knowledge and

skills of our highly trained public servants;

Whereas public servants work and teach in our schools, deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits, fight disease

and promote better health, deliver the mail, protect the

environment and national parks, improve transportation

and the quality of our water and food, fight fires and

crime, help us to recover from natural disasters and terrorist attacks, build and maintain roads and bridges, provide vital strategic and support functions to our military,

keep our economy stable, defend our freedom, and advance our interests around the world;

Whereas public servants at the Federal, State, and local levels are our first line of defense in maintaining our homeland security;

Whereas, for every essential service disrupted by the terrorist

attacks on September 11, 2001, public servants responded quickly and effectively;

Whereas many public servants gave their lives on September

11, 2001, and demonstrated once again that, at every

level of government, decent and hard-working men and

women in public service are committed to doing a good

job, no matter how difficult the circumstances;

Whereas, after September 11, 2001, thousands of Federal

employees were deployed in disaster response teams, and,

to this day, are participating in the war against terrorism

as a part of their normal duties, and play key roles in

preventing any future terrorist attacks;
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Whereas Public Service Recognition Week, celebrated the

first Monday through Sunday in May since 1985, is a

time set aside each year to honor the men and women

who serve America as Federal, State, and local government employees; and

Whereas May 6–12, 2002, is Public Service Recognition

Week, and will be celebrated through job fairs, student

activities, and agency exhibits: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

2 (1) encourages efforts to promote public service

3 careers at all levels of government;

4 (2) commends government employees and mem5 bers of the uniformed services for their outstanding

6 contributions to this great Nation;

7 (3) salutes government employees for their un8 wavering dedication and spirit for public service; and

9 (4) honors those public servants and those

10 members of the uniformed services who gave their

11 lives in service to our country.

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