[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 61 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 61

    Naming the CVN-76 aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 1995

   Mr. Dornan (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Callahan) 
 introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Naming the CVN-76 aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan.

Whereas President Ronald Reagan served his country with honor and distinction as 
        the 40th President of the United States;
Whereas President Reagan initiated defense policies that restored the military 
        power and prestige of the United States;
Whereas President Reagan's policy of peace through strength, invigorated by an 
        increase and strengthening of the Armed Forces of the United States 
        under his leadership, led to the demise of Soviet bloc communism and the 
        expansion of democracy around the world;
Whereas President Reagan made a lifelong commitment to rallying the free world 
        to support men and women elsewhere around the world who are struggling 
        to obtain freedom and democracy;
Whereas President Reagan in every way honored the men and women who have 
        volunteered to wear the uniforms of the Armed Forces of the United 
        States;
Whereas President Reagan kept faith with the men and women veterans of service 
        in the Armed Forces of the United States;
Whereas President Reagan served as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States with unmatched dignity, style, and grace;
Whereas President Reagan supported a strong Navy and a global United States 
        military presence; and
Whereas President Reagan paid homage to, and symbolized, the American Dream: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the CVN-76, a nuclear 
powered aircraft carrier of the Navy, shall be named the U.S.S. Ronald 
Reagan.
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