[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 423 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 423

       Designating February 27, 1995, as ``John Steinbeck Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 1994

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

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
       Designating February 27, 1995, as ``John Steinbeck Day''.

Whereas John Steinbeck has brought fame and honor to the United States as a 
        distinguished writer;
Whereas Steinbeck's fiction is representative of the vitality and unique 
        qualities of the people of the United States;
Whereas people from around the world are attracted to the United States to renew 
        memories of Steinbeck's novels and visit the locales vividly portrayed 
        in ``Cannery Row'', ``The Pastures of Heaven'', ``Of Mice and Men'', 
        ``East of Eden'', ``The Red Pony'', and ``Travels With Charlie'';
Whereas Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award in 1940 for ``The 
        Grapes of Wrath'';
Whereas John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962;
Whereas John Steinbeck has been honored by the United States with a Medal of 
        Freedom from President Lyndon Johnson, a United States Postal Service 
        Commemorative Stamp, and the American Gold Medallion issued by the 
        United States Mint; and
Whereas February 27 is the anniversary of the birth of John Steinbeck: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,
That February 27, 1995, the anniversary of the birth of John Steinbeck, 
is designated as ``John Steinbeck 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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