IA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. J. RES. 398
To establish the fourth Sunday of July as ‘‘Parents’ Day’’.
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. FA-
WELL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ROSE, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. FIELDS
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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. MOOR-
HEAD, 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. VAL-
ENTINE, Mr. MINGE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. BEREU-
TER, 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. REYN-
OLDS, 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
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, peren-
nial day of commemoration.
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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 procla-
mations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance
of recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of par-
ents in the rearing of their children.
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