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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 374
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Harriet Tubman should have
been paid a pension for her service as a nurse and scout in the United
States Army during the Civil War.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2000
Mr. TOWNS submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress that Harriet Tubman
should have been paid a pension for her service as a
nurse and scout in the United States Army during the
Civil War.
Whereas during the Civil War Harriet Tubman reported to
General David Hunter at Hilton Head, South Carolina,
with a letter from Governor John Andrews of Massachu-
setts allowing her to serve in the Union Army;
Whereas Harriet Tubman served at Hilton Head as a nurse,
scout, spy, and cook;
Whereas in the spring of 1865, Harriet Tubman worked at
the freedman’s hospital in Fortress Monroe, Virginia;
Whereas Harriet Tubman’s last husband, Nelson Davis,
served in the United States Colored Infantry under Cap-
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tain James S. Thompson, beginning on September 25,
1863, and was discharged on November 10, 1865;
Whereas Harriet Tubman received a pension as the spouse of
a deceased veteran;
Whereas Harriet Tubman requested a pension for her own
service in the Union Army during the Civil War, but
never received one;
Whereas a bill that passed the House of Representatives in
1897 during the 55th Congress (H.R. 4982) would have
required that Harriet Tubman be placed on the pension
roll of the United States for her service as a nurse in the
United States Army and paid a pension at the rate of
$25 each month instead of all other pensions;
Whereas some females who served in the military during the
Civil War received a pension for their service, including
Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye and Albert Cashier, each
of whom posed as a male; and
Whereas Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia on March 10,
1913, and was buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn,
New York, with military honors: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That—
(1) the Congress recognizes that Harriet Tub-
man served as a nurse and scout in the United
States Army during the Civil War; and
(2) it is the sense of the Congress that Harriet
Tubman should have been paid a pension at the rate
•HCON 374 IH
of $25 each month for her service in the United
States Army.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 375
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas national evidence indicates that America’s youth are
faced with oppressive issues, such as violence, drugs,
abuse, and even family stress, causing the future of the
youth of the United States, and therefore the future of
the Nation, to be at risk;
Whereas youth in America, regardless of their economic sta-
tus, ethnic or cultural heritage, or geographic location,
•HCON 375 EH
are experiencing the pressures caused by contemporary
society;
Whereas although Americans realize the challenges of today’s
busy lifestyles and balancing work schedules and youth
activities, they remain committed to education, physical
fitness, and civic-mindedness;
Whereas it is imperative that the people of the United States
act willfully and purposely to secure a positive future for
the Nation by devoting time to youth, sharing traditions,
and communicating values to children in an effort to sus-
tain ongoing relationships with caring adults;
Whereas America’s Promise—The Alliance for Youth, led by
General Colin L. Powell, United States Army (retired), is
one of the Nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit organi-
zations dedicated to building and strengthening the char-
acter and competence of youth by mobilizing the Nation
to fulfill the organization’s ‘‘Five Promises’’ for young
people:
(1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
(2) safe places with structured activities during non-
school hours;
(3) a healthy start and future;
(4) marketable skills through effective education;
and
(5) opportunities to give back through community
service;
Whereas the citizens of the United States will celebrate
American Youth Day and encourage all youth organiza-
tions to participate annually on a Saturday near the be-
ginning of the school year; and
•HCON 375 EH
Whereas American Youth Day will provide opportunities for
America’s youth to reclaim the values which foster trust
and build better communication and which will encourage
parents, grandparents, and extended families to recognize
the importance of being involved in the physical and emo-
tional lives of their children: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) recognizes the importance of youth to the
future of the United States;
(2) supports the goals and ideas of American
Youth Day; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States
to participate in local and national activities that
seek to fulfill the Five Promises to America’s youth,
as established by America’s Promise—The Alliance
for Youth.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 375
Recognizing the importance of children in the United States and supporting
the goals and ideas of National Youth Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2000
Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. ROS-
LEHTINEN, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of
Texas, Ms. DUNN, Mr. HYDE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. FOLEY, and
Mr. DIAZ-BALART) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the importance of children in the United States
and supporting the goals and ideas of National Youth Day.
Whereas national evidence indicates that America’s youth are
faced with oppressive issues, such as violence, drugs,
abuse, and even family stress, causing the future of the
youth of the United States, and therefore the future of
the Nation, to be at risk;
Whereas youth in America, regardless of their economic sta-
tus, ethnic or cultural heritage, or geographic location,
are experiencing the pressures caused by contemporary
society;
Whereas although Americans realize the challenges of today’s
busy lifestyles and balancing work schedules and youth
•HCON 375 IH
activities, they remain committed to education, physical
fitness, and civic-mindedness;
Whereas it is imperative that the people of the United States
act willfully and purposely to secure a positive future for
the Nation by devoting time to youth, sharing traditions,
and communicating values to children in an effort to sus-
tain ongoing relationships with caring adults;
Whereas America’s Promise—The Alliance for Youth, led by
General Colin L. Powell, United States Army (retired), is
one of the Nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit organi-
zations dedicated to building and strengthening the char-
acter and competence of youth by mobilizing the Nation
to fulfill the organization’s ‘‘Five Promises’’ for young
people:
(1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
(2) safe places with structured activities during non-
school hours;
(3) a healthy start and future;
(4) marketable skills through effective education;
and
(5) opportunities to give back through community
service;
Whereas the citizens of the United States will celebrate Na-
tional Youth Day and encourage all youth organizations
to participate annually on a Saturday near the beginning
of the school year; and
Whereas National Youth Day will provide opportunities for
America’s youth to reclaim the values which foster trust
and build better communication and which will encourage
parents, grandparents, and extended families to recognize
the importance of being involved in the physical and emo-
tional lives of their children: Now, therefore, be it
HCON 37 RFS
Whereas in December 1998, the chairman of the Duma Secu-
rity Committee and Communist Party member, Viktor
Ilyukhin, blamed President Yeltsin’s ‘‘Jewish entourage’’
for alleged ‘‘genocide against the Russian people’’;
Whereas in response to the public outcry over the above-
noted anti-Semitic statements, Communist Party chair-
man Gennadi Zyuganov claimed in December 1998 that
such statements were a result of ‘‘confusion’’ between Zi-
onism and ‘‘the Jewish question’’; and
Whereas during the Soviet era, the Communist Party leader-
ship regularly used ‘‘anti-Zionist campaigns’’ as an ex-
cuse to persecute and discriminate against Jews in the
Soviet Union: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) condemns anti-Semitic statements made by
members of the Russian Duma;
(2) commends actions taken by members of the
Russian Duma to condemn anti-Semitic statements
made by Duma members;
(3) commends President Yeltsin and other
members of the Russian Government for con-
demning anti-Semitic statements made by Duma
members; and
(4) reiterates its firm belief that peace and jus-
tice cannot be achieved as long as governments and
III
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 375
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 26, 2000
Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the importance of children in the United States
and supporting the goals and ideas of American Youth Day.
Whereas national evidence indicates that America’s youth are
faced with oppressive issues, such as violence, drugs,
abuse, and even family stress, causing the future of the
youth of the United States, and therefore the future of
the Nation, to be at risk;
Whereas youth in America, regardless of their economic sta-
tus, ethnic or cultural heritage, or geographic location,
HCON 375 RFS
are experiencing the pressures caused by contemporary
society;
Whereas although Americans realize the challenges of today’s
busy lifestyles and balancing work schedules and youth
activities, they remain committed to education, physical
fitness, and civic-mindedness;
Whereas it is imperative that the people of the United States
act willfully and purposely to secure a positive future for
the Nation by devoting time to youth, sharing traditions,
and communicating values to children in an effort to sus-
tain ongoing relationships with caring adults;
Whereas America’s Promise—The Alliance for Youth, led by
General Colin L. Powell, United States Army (retired), is
one of the Nation’s most comprehensive nonprofit organi-
zations dedicated to building and strengthening the char-
acter and competence of youth by mobilizing the Nation
to fulfill the organization’s ‘‘Five Promises’’ for young
people:
(1) ongoing relationships with caring adults;
(2) safe places with structured activities during non-
school hours;
(3) a healthy start and future;
(4) marketable skills through effective education;
and
(5) opportunities to give back through community
service;
Whereas the citizens of the United States will celebrate
American Youth Day and encourage all youth organiza-
tions to participate annually on a Saturday near the be-
ginning of the school year; and
HCON 375 RFS
Whereas American Youth Day will provide opportunities for
America’s youth to reclaim the values which foster trust
and build better communication and which will encourage
parents, grandparents, and extended families to recognize
the importance of being involved in the physical and emo-
tional lives of their children: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) recognizes the importance of youth to the
future of the United States;
(2) supports the goals and ideas of American
Youth Day; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States
to participate in local and national activities that
seek to fulfill the Five Promises to America’s youth,
as established by America’s Promise—The Alliance
for Youth.
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 376
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding
support for the recognition of a Liberty Day.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 376
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas our rights and liberties are rooted in the cherished
documents that gave birth to our nation, those being the
Declaration of Independence and the United States Con-
stitution with its Bill of Rights;
Whereas the patriot James Madison, fourth President of the
United States, was the major author of the Virginia
Plan, the model and the basis for that United States
•HCON 376 EH
Constitution that emerged from the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1787;
Whereas James Madison kept detailed written records of the
debates and compromises that were in integral part of
that Convention of 1787, which records were published
only after the death of all delegates to the Convention;
Whereas James Madison wrote many of the newspaper arti-
cles now known as the Federalist Papers, outlining why
States should endorse the new Constitution and enduring
as some of the best arguments for our form of govern-
ment;
Whereas James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights into
the 1st Congress of the United States, whereupon the
first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted;
and
Whereas it is altogether fitting that the 16th day of March,
the birthday of the distinguished founding father, James
Madison, would serve as a fitting reminder of Liberty
Day, a celebration of the Declaration of Independence
and 
the 
United 
States 
Constitution, 
where 
our
unalienable rights and liberties are enumerated: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a Liberty Day should be celebrated each
year in the United States as a remembrance of both
the freedom that Americans were given in the Dec-
laration of Independence and the extraordinary
•HCON 376 EH
rights and liberties that Americans were given in
their Constitution; and
(2) all elected and previously-elected representa-
tives of the people who voluntarily give of their time
to speak to Americans about those founding docu-
ments, in furtherance of that remembrance of our
freedom, our rights and our liberties, deserve our
thanks.
Passed the House of Representatives October 10,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. Con. Res. 376
Agreed to October 19, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas our rights and liberties are rooted in the cherished docu-
ments that gave birth to our nation, those being the Declaration
of Independence and the United States Constitution with its
Bill of Rights;
Whereas the patriot James Madison, fourth President of the United
States, was the major author of the Virginia Plan, the model
and the basis for that United States Constitution that emerged
from the Constitutional Convention in 1787;
Whereas James Madison kept detailed written records of the
debates and compromises that were in integral part of that
Convention of 1787, which records were published only after
the death of all delegates to the Convention;
Whereas James Madison wrote many of the newspaper articles
now known as the Federalist Papers, outlining why States should
endorse the new Constitution and enduring as some of the best
arguments for our form of government;
Whereas James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights into the
1st Congress of the United States, whereupon the first ten amend-
ments to the Constitution were adopted; and
Whereas it is altogether fitting that the 16th day of March, the
birthday of the distinguished founding father, James Madison,
would serve as a fitting reminder of Liberty Day, a celebration
of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Con-
stitution, where our unalienable rights and liberties are enumer-
ated: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a Liberty Day should be celebrated each year in the
United States as a remembrance of both the freedom that
Americans were given in the Declaration of Independence and
the extraordinary rights and liberties that Americans were
given in their Constitution; and
(2) all elected and previously-elected representatives of the
people who voluntarily give of their time to speak to Americans
H. Con. Res. 376—2
about those founding documents, in furtherance of that remem-
brance of our freedom, our rights and our liberties, deserve
our thanks.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
By
Deputy Clerk.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 376
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding support for the recognition
of a Liberty Day.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 18, 2000
Mr. TANCREDO submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Government Reform
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding support for
the recognition of a Liberty Day.
Whereas our rights and liberties are rooted in the cherished
documents that gave birth to our nation, those being the
Declaration of Independence and the United States Con-
stitution with its Bill of Rights;
Whereas the patriot James Madison, fourth President of the
United States, was the major author of the Virginia
Plan, the model and the basis for that United States
Constitution that emerged from the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1787;
Whereas James Madison kept detailed written records of the
debates and compromises that were in integral part of
that Convention of 1787, which records were published
only after the death of all delegates to the Convention;
HCON 376 IH
Whereas James Madison wrote many of the newspaper arti-
cles now known as the Federalist Papers, outlining why
States should endorse the new Constitution and enduring
as some of the best arguments for our form of govern-
ment;
Whereas James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights into
the 1st Congress of the United States, whereupon the
first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted;
and
Whereas it is altogether fitting that the 16th day of March,
the birthday of the distinguished founding father, James
Madison, would serve as a fitting reminder of Liberty
Day, a celebration of the Declaration of Independence
and 
the 
United 
States 
Constitution, 
where 
our
unalienable rights and liberties are enumerated: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a Liberty Day should be celebrated each
year in the United States as a remembrance of both
the freedom that Americans were given in the Dec-
laration of Independence and the extraordinary
rights and liberties that Americans were given in
their Constitution; and
(2) all elected and previously-elected representa-
tives of the people who voluntarily give of their time
to speak to Americans about those founding docu-
ments, in furtherance of that remembrance of our
HCON 376 IH
freedom, our rights and our liberties, deserve our
thanks.
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III
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 376
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 11 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding support for
the recognition of a Liberty Day.
Whereas our rights and liberties are rooted in the cherished
documents that gave birth to our nation, those being the
Declaration of Independence and the United States Con-
stitution with its Bill of Rights;
Whereas the patriot James Madison, fourth President of the
United States, was the major author of the Virginia
Plan, the model and the basis for that United States
HCON 376 RDS
Constitution that emerged from the Constitutional Con-
vention in 1787;
Whereas James Madison kept detailed written records of the
debates and compromises that were in integral part of
that Convention of 1787, which records were published
only after the death of all delegates to the Convention;
Whereas James Madison wrote many of the newspaper arti-
cles now known as the Federalist Papers, outlining why
States should endorse the new Constitution and enduring
as some of the best arguments for our form of govern-
ment;
Whereas James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights into
the 1st Congress of the United States, whereupon the
first ten amendments to the Constitution were adopted;
and
Whereas it is altogether fitting that the 16th day of March,
the birthday of the distinguished founding father, James
Madison, would serve as a fitting reminder of Liberty
Day, a celebration of the Declaration of Independence
and 
the 
United 
States 
Constitution, 
where 
our
unalienable rights and liberties are enumerated: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) a Liberty Day should be celebrated each
year in the United States as a remembrance of both
the freedom that Americans were given in the Dec-
laration of Independence and the extraordinary
HCON 376 RDS
rights and liberties that Americans were given in
their Constitution; and
(2) all elected and previously-elected representa-
tives of the people who voluntarily give of their time
to speak to Americans about those founding docu-
ments, in furtherance of that remembrance of our
freedom, our rights and our liberties, deserve our
thanks.
Passed the House of Representatives October 10,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
IV
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES. 377
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted
the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 19, 2000
Ms. KAPTUR submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court
misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution
in the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Su-
preme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the
Constitution in its decision in the 1976 case of Buckley
v. Valeo because—
(1) the decision failed to recognize that the un-
limited spending of large amounts of money on elec-
tions has a corrosive effect on the electoral process
not simply because of direct transactions between
those who give large amounts of money and can-
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didates and elected officials but because the presence
of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process
on a more fundamental level; and
(2) the decision failed to recognize other legiti-
mate state interests which justify limiting money in
campaigns, including the need to preserve the integ-
rity of our republican form of government, restore
public confidence in government, and ensure all citi-
zens a more equal opportunity to participate in the
political process.
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