[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 297 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 297

    Congratulating the Republic of Hungary on the millennium of its 
                         foundation as a state.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2000

   Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. Istook) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Congratulating the Republic of Hungary on the millennium of its 
                         foundation as a state.

Whereas the ancestors of the Hungarian nation, seven tribes excelling in 
        horsemanship and handicrafts, settled in the Carpathian basin around the 
        end of the 9th century;
Whereas during the next century this tribal association had accommodated itself 
        to a permanently settled status;
Whereas the ruler of the nation at the end of the first millennium, Prince 
        Stephen, realized with great foresight, that the survival of his nation 
        depends on its adapting itself to its surroundings by becoming a 
        Christian kingdom;
Whereas in 1000 A.D. Stephen, later canonized as Saint Stephen, adopted the 
        Christian faith and had himself crowned with a crown requested from Pope 
        Sylvester II of Rome;
Whereas, by those acts, King Saint Stephen established Hungary as one of the 
        seven Christian kingdoms of Europe of the time and anchored his nation 
        in Western civilization forever;
Whereas during the past 1000 years, in spite of residing on the traditional 
        warpath of invaders from the East and the West, the Hungarian nation 
        showed great vitality in preserving its unique identity, language, 
        culture, and traditions;
Whereas our own nation has benefited immensely from the hard work, dedication, 
        scientific knowledge, and cultural gifts of hundreds of thousands of 
        immigrants from Hungary; and
Whereas in this year Hungary also celebrates the tenth anniversary of its first 
        post-communist free and democratic elections, the first such elections 
        within the former Soviet empire: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) congratulates the Republic of Hungary, and Hungarians 
        everywhere, on the one thousandth anniversary of the foundation 
        of the Kingdom of Hungary by King Saint Stephen; and
            (2) commends the Republic of Hungary for the great 
        determination, skill, and sense of purpose it demonstrated in 
        its recent transition to a democratic state dedicated to 
        upholding universal rights and liberties, a free market 
        economy, and integration into European and transatlantic 
        institutions.
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