[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 296 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 296

     Designating March 21, 1994, as ``National Single Parent Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1993

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

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
     Designating March 21, 1994, as ``National Single Parent Day''.

Whereas there are 16,000,000 single parents in the United States, and the number 
        of single parents has doubled in the last 20 years;
Whereas 25 percent of the Nation's children are now living in single parent 
        families, and an estimated 50 percent of the Nation's children will live 
        with a single parent before reaching 18 years of age;
Whereas, in the past, single parent families have not always been an accepted 
        part of society;
Whereas single parents have struggled courageously to raise their children to a 
        healthy maturity, to give their children the full sense of being loved 
        and accepted as persons, and to give their children the same prospects 
        for adulthood as children who mature in 2-parent households; and
Whereas it is time to recognize the courage and dedication of single parents who 
        work to maintain strong family units and to be responsible members of 
        American society: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That March 21, 1994, is 
designated as ``National Single Parent Day'', and the President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people 
of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities.

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