[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 413 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 413

   Designating November 1, 1994, as ``National Family Literacy Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 1994

  Mr. Goodling (for himself and Mr. Sawyer) introduced the following 
 joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office 
                           and Civil Service

                            October 7, 1994

Additional sponsors: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Blute, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Tauzin, 
   Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Romero-
Barcelo, Mrs. Mink, Mr. Flake, Ms. English of Arizona, Mr. Gilman, Mrs. 
Morella, Mr. Torkildsen, Mrs. Bentley, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
Mr. Crane, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
 Hunter, Mr. Regula, Mr. Thomas of California, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Myers of 
  Indiana, Mr. Packard, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Skeen, 
Mr. Leach, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McMillan, Mr. 
  Roberts, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Coble, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
 Hansen, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Cox, Mr. Stump, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
 Duncan, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Spence, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ridge, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
 Bliley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Lewis of California, 
 Mr. Hastert, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
 Greenwood, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Roth, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Grandy, Mr. Kolbe, 
 Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ravenel, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gekas, 
 Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Smith of Iowa, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
Durbin, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Grams, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
   McCollum, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
Schaefer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Camp, Mr. Petri, Mr. Calvert, 
 Mr. Saxton, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Castle, 
  Ms. Dunn, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Machtley, Mr. 
 Hutchinson, Mr. Levy, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Herger, 
Mr. Fish, Mr. Portman, Mr. Applegate, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Long, 
 Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Traficant, 
   Mr. Murphy, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Farr of California, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Glickman, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Reed, Miss Collins of 
    Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Payne of 
    Virginia, Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. 
Volkmer, Mr. Barca of Wisconsin, Ms. Danner, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Mazzoli, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
 Clinger, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Young of 
   Florida, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. 
   Slaughter, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mrs. 
Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. King, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
Lewis of Florida, Mr. McCandless, Mr. McDade, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Michel, 
Mr. Nussle, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bachus of 
Alabama, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Fazio, 
Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Studds, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gene 
 Green of Texas, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Vento, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
  Montgomery, Mr. Markey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Kreidler, Ms. 
DeLauro, Ms. Lambert, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mr. Rahall, 
 Mr. Rose, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Condit, Mr. Wise, 
           Mr. Wilson, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Borski

                            October 7, 1994

 Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged; considered and 
                                 passed

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Designating November 1, 1994, as ``National Family Literacy Day''.

Whereas millions of American families are trapped in a cycle of poverty, 
        dependency, and undereducation;
Whereas research shows that the most important factor in determining the life 
        chances of a child is the level of educational attainment of the parents 
        of the child;
Whereas a child whose parents lack a high school diploma are more than twice as 
        likely to live in poverty than a child whose parents are high school 
        graduates;
Whereas the level of education of a parent affects the level of literacy of the 
        children of the parent, even when the children become adults;
Whereas family literacy programs can increase parent involvement in the 
        education of children of the parent;
Whereas a child in a family literacy program demonstrates greater gains than a 
        child in a child-focused program;
Whereas an adult participating in a family literacy program is more likely to 
        remain in the program than an adult participating in an adult-focused 
        program;
Whereas family literacy programs, such as Even Start and Head Start, provide a 
        promising approach to improving the literacy skills of families; and
Whereas, if literacy is to be increased among the next generation of families, 
        it is necessary to use family literacy programs to increase the 
        educational skills of parents and children of the parents: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That November 1, 1994, is 
designated as ``National Family Literacy Day''. The President is 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people 
of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies 
and activities.
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