[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 26 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 26

  Designating April 9, 1995, and April 9, 1996, as ``National Former 
                   Prisoner of War Recognition Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 31 (legislative day, January 30), 1995

Mr. Simpson (for himself, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Murkowski, 
  Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Craig, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Akaka) introduced the 
 following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Designating April 9, 1995, and April 9, 1996, as ``National Former 
                   Prisoner of War Recognition Day''.

Whereas the United States has fought in many wars;
Whereas thousands of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served 
        in such wars were captured by the enemy and held as prisoners of war;
Whereas many such prisoners of war were subjected to brutal and inhumane 
        treatment by their captors in violation of international codes and 
        customs for the treatment of prisoners of war and died, or were 
        disabled, as a result of such treatment; and
Whereas the great sacrifices of such prisoners of war and their families deserve 
        national recognition: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That April 9, 1995, and April 
9, 1996, are designated as ``National Former Prisoner of War 
Recognition Day'' in honor of the members of the Armed Forces of the 
United States who have been held as prisoners of war, and the President 
is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the 
people of the United States to commemorate such day with appropriate 
ceremonies and activities.
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