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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 398 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 398

      To establish the fourth Sunday of July as ``Parents' Day''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 1994

Mr. Burton of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Barrett 
  of Nebraska, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
 Vucanovich, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr. 
Jefferson, Mrs. Meek, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran, and 
 Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin) introduced the following joint resolution; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

                           September 30, 1994

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
 Ravenel, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Engel, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
 Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Blute, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
   Baker of California, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Bentley, Mr. Bartlett of 
 Maryland, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Bacchus of Florida, 
  Mr. Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
Everett, Mr. Hutto, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. 
  Sarpalius, Mr. Darden, Mr. McCloskey, Mr. Klein, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
   Schaefer, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
   Frost, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Sundquist, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
 McCollum, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Emerson, 
Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Sangmeister, Mr. Spence, Mr. Quinn, 
 Mr. Kingston, Mr. Coble, Mr. Browder, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
  Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Smith of New 
 Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
   Crane, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stump, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
   Gibbons, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Glickman, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
Packard, Mr. Manton, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Kim, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coppersmith, 
 Mr. Fazio, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Markey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rose, Mr. Borski, 
Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hansen, 
  Mr. Wynn, Mr. Swett, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Peterson of 
 Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
Rahall, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
 Mfume, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Machtley, 
 Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Valentine, Mr. Minge, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
      Hilliard, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Barca of Wisconsin, Mr. Franks of 
    Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pickle, Mr. Lewis of Florida, Mr. 
 Rowland, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Talent, Mr. Michel, 
   Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
  Deutsch, Mr. Fish, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Johnson of South 
Dakota, Mr. Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Thurman, 
Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Neal of North Carolina, Mr. Bilbray, 
Mr. Barlow, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Olver, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
Oberstar, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Byrne, Mr. Scott, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Greenwood, 
   Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Slattery, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
Blackwell, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Collins 
of Georgia, Mr. Petri, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Regula, 
  Mr. Levy, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kleczka, 
 Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. McDermott, 
Mr. Watt, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Vento, 
 Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Richardson, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
                  Visclosky, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Zeliff

                           September 30, 1994

 The Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged; considered 
                               and passed

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION

 
      To establish the fourth Sunday of July as ``Parents' Day''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the fourth Sunday of 
every July shall be established as ``Parents' Day'' to be recognized as 
a recurring, perennial day of commemoration.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION.

    All private citizens, organizations, and governmental and 
legislative bodies at the local, State, and Federal level are 
encouraged to recognize Parents' Day through proclamations, activities, 
and educational efforts in furtherance of recognizing, uplifting, and 
supporting the role of parents in the rearing of their children.
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