[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 187 Referred in House (RFH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 187


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 1994

       Referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Designating July 16 through July 24, 1994, as ``National Apollo 
                       Anniversary Observance''.

Whereas President Kennedy in 1961 called upon the United States to face the 
        challenge of those extraordinary times by sending a mission to the Moon;
Whereas the United States Government, the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration, and the American people committed great resources, time, 
        and human labor within one decade to span the 238,700 miles between the 
        Earth and the Moon;
Whereas the United States rose to the challenge and formulated the Apollo 
        missions culminating in the liftoff on July 16, 1969, of the Apollo 11 
        Mission to the Moon;
Whereas 25 years ago astronaut Neil Armstrong, with the help of Colonel Edwin 
        (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr. (USAF) and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Collins (USAF), 
        took that first significant step and became the first human to set foot 
        on the surface of another world;
Whereas that small step furthered the development of space technology for the 
        lasting benefit of all mankind; and
Whereas such an event united the world and our many cultures for a brief moment 
        under the flag of peaceful exploration: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That July 16, 1994, through 
July 24, 1994, is designated as ``National Apollo Anniversary 
Observance'', and the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe such 
period with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

            Passed the Senate June 24 (legislative day, June 7), 1994.

            Attest:

                                                MARTHA S. POPE,

                                                             Secretary.