[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
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[S.J. Res. 139 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.J.Res. 139
                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
  the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three


                            Joint Resolution

  
 
  To designate the third Sunday in November of 1993 as ``National 
Children's Day''.

Whereas the people of the United States should celebrate children as the 
  most valuable asset of the Nation;
Whereas children represent the future, hope, and inspiration of the 
  United States;
Whereas the children of the United States should not be allowed to feel 
  that their ideas and dreams will be stifled because adults in the 
  United States do not take time to listen;
Whereas many children face crises of grave proportions, especially as 
  they enter adolescent years;
Whereas it is important for parents to spend time listening to their 
  children on a daily basis;
Whereas modern societal and economic demands often pull the family 
  apart;
Whereas encouragement should be given to families to set aside a special 
  time for all family members to remain at home;
Whereas adults in the United States should have an opportunity to 
  reminisce on their youth to recapture some of the fresh insight, 
  innocence, and dreams that they may have lost through the years;
Whereas the designation of a day to commemorate the children of the 
  United States will provide an opportunity to emphasize to children the 
  importance of developing an ability to make the choices necessary to 
  distance themselves from impropriety;
Whereas the designation of a day to commemorate the children of the 
  Nation will emphasize to the people of the United States the 
  importance of the role of the child within the family;
Whereas the people of the United States should emphasize to children the 
  importance of family life, education, and spiritual qualities; and
Whereas parents, teachers, and community and religious leaders should 
  celebrate the children of the United States, whose questions, 
  laughter, and tears are important to the existence of the United 
  States: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the third Sunday in 
November of 1993 is designated as ``National Children's
Day'', and the President of the United States is authorized and 
requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.







                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                             Vice President of the United States and    
                                                President of the Senate.