[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. Res. 179 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 179

     Concerning a joint meeting of Congress and the closing of the 
      commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 29 (legislative day, September 25), 1995

  Mr. Thurmond (for himself, Mr. Dole, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. 
  Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
   Hollings, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Lott, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bumpers, 
 Mr. Kohl, Mr. Mack, Mr. Biden, Mr. Craig, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Brown, 
   Mr. Robb, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hatch, and Mr. Campbell) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Concerning a joint meeting of Congress and the closing of the 
      commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II.

Whereas 50 years ago, this Nation had just emerged from a war that found 
        Americans fighting a common foe with 32 allied countries and in which 
        over 17,000,000 Americans served in the military;
Whereas the United States suffered over 670,000 casualties, with more than 
        290,000 deaths, while over 105,000 Americans were held as prisoners of 
        war;
Whereas on the home front, Americans mobilized to support the war by increasing 
        the output of manufactured goods by 300 percent and by causing a second 
        agricultural revolution through the efforts and imagination of our 
        people as the American farmers mobilized to support the world;
Whereas the war led to dramatic social changes as more than 19,500,000 women 
        joined the workforce at the Nation's defense plants and 350,000 joined 
        the military;
Whereas the roles of minorities in both the military and industry were changed 
        forever as more opportunities for employment and involvement in the 
        defense of the United States presented themselves;
Whereas the contributions by women, minorities, and all those on the home front 
        were legion;
Whereas the bringing to a close of the commemorations for the Fiftieth 
        Anniversary of World War II should be celebrated across the Nation with 
        programs and activities to thank and honor the World War II generation, 
        our veterans, their families, those who lost loved ones, and all who 
        served on the home front; and
Whereas it is important to educate the generations that followed World War II on 
        the lessons of this horrific conflict and to reaffirm the values of 
        human decency: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate and the House of Representatives, by 
        previous agreement, shall assemble in the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives on October 11, 1995, for the purpose of saying 
        to the Nation and the world that the American people will never 
        forget those who served our Nation and saved the world, our 
        veterans, and those who served on the home front as we close 
        the commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II;
            (2)(A) November 4, 1995, through November 11, 1995, is 
        designated as a ``Week of National Remembrance and the Closing 
        of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II'', with National 
        Days of Prayer on November 4 and November 5, 1995, and a World 
        War II Education Day across America on November 8, 1995, and 
        the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
        proclamation calling on the people of the United States to 
        observe that period with appropriate ceremonies and activities;
            (B) commemorations during the ``Week of National 
        Remembrance and the Closing of the Fiftieth Anniversary of 
        World War II'' shall include the dedication of the future site 
        of the Nation's World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.;
            (3) Veterans Day, November 11, 1995, is designated as a 
        ``National Day of Observance and Celebration of the Fiftieth 
        Anniversary of World War II'', and the President is authorized 
        and requested to issue a proclamation calling on the people of 
        the United States to observe that day with appropriate 
        ceremonies and activities; and
            (4) each State Governor and each chief executive of each 
        political subdivision of each State, is urged to issue a 
        proclamation (or other appropriate official statement) calling 
        upon the citizens of such State or political subdivision of a 
        State to participate on November 11, 1995, at 11 a.m., in the 
        ringing of the Bells of Peace and Freedom by striking all bells 
        of the Nation 50 times to signify the 50 years without a world 
        war and the world's hope to achieve another 50 years of peace 
        and freedom.
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