[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 222 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 222

 Authorizing the President to proclaim 1993 as ``America-the-Beautiful 
                                Year''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 1993

    Mr. Studds introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 Authorizing the President to proclaim 1993 as ``America-the-Beautiful 
                                Year''.

Whereas the poem or hymn, ``America the Beautiful'' beloved of all Americans, 
        was written by the American poet and educator, Katharine Lee Bates, in 
        the year 1893;
Whereas the poem or hymn, ``America the Beautiful'', expresses and celebrates 
        certain fundamental American qualities and ideals; namely, the beauty 
        and fertility of our bountiful American land, the strength, skill, and 
        productivity of the American people, their courage and will, and the 
        American vision of freedom and a good life for all citizens; and
Whereas the need is already present, at the 100th anniversary of the writing of 
        the poem or hymn, ``America the Beautiful'', to rededicate the Nation's 
        energies to those qualities and ideals expressed and celebrated in the 
        hymn, and to reassert the responsibilities of free people to the proper 
        stewardship of their land and to the nurturing of the lives of their 
        fellow Americans: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the year 
1993, the 100th anniversary of the writing of the poem or hymn, 
``America the Beautiful'', by Katharine Lee Bates, as ``America-the-
Beautiful Year'', which shall be dedicated, generally, to a 
reexamination of the American heritage and the American character, and 
which shall be dedicated to encouraging all the States, counties, 
cities, towns, and villages, and all industries, businesses, and 
institutions in the Nation, and all agencies and bureaus of the Federal 
Government, during America-the-Beautiful Year, to initiate or complete 
specific projects, to be designated as ``America-the-Beautiful Year 
projects'', that shall embody the principles of conservation, historic 
preservation, and enlightened planning, and that shall reflect the 
highest ideals of a free, responsible, and creative people.

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