IV
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 jurisdic-
tion 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 individ-
uals 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, de-
liver 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 ter-
rorist attacks, build and maintain roads and bridges, pro-
vide vital strategic and support functions to our military,
keep our economy stable, defend our freedom, and ad-
vance our interests around the world;
Whereas public servants at the Federal, State, and local lev-
els are our first line of defense in maintaining our home-
land security;
Whereas, for every essential service disrupted by the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001, public servants re-
sponded 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 govern-
ment 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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) encourages efforts to promote public service
careers at all levels of government;
(2) commends government employees and mem-
bers of the uniformed services for their outstanding
contributions to this great Nation;
(3) salutes government employees for their un-
wavering dedication and spirit for public service; and
(4) honors those public servants and those
members of the uniformed services who gave their
lives in service to our country.
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