[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 89 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con.Res.89
                                       Agreed to October 5, 2000        

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                          Concurrent Resolution

Whereas there are currently more than 57,900,000 individuals of German 
  heritage residing in the United States, who comprise nearly 25 
  percent of the population of the United States and are therefore the 
  largest ethnic group in the United States;

Whereas those of German heritage are not merely descendants of one 
  political entity, but of all German speaking areas;

Whereas numerous Americans of German heritage have made countless 
  contributions to American culture, arts, and industry, the American 
  military, and American government;

Whereas there is no recognized tangible, national symbol dedicated to 
  German Americans and their positive contributions to the United 
  States;

Whereas the story of Hermann the Cheruscan parallels that of the 
  American Founding Fathers, because he was a freedom fighter who 
  united ancient German tribes in order to shed the yoke of Roman 
  tyranny and preserve freedom for the territory of present-day 
  Germany;

Whereas the Hermann Monument located in Hermann Heights Park in New 
  Ulm, Minnesota, was dedicated in 1897 in honor of the spirit of 
  freedom and later dedicated to all German immigrants who settled in 
  New Ulm and elsewhere in the United States; and

Whereas the Hermann Monument has been recognized as a site of special 
  historical significance by the United States Government, by placement 
  on the National Register of Historic Places: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park in New Ulm, 
Minnesota, are recognized by the Congress to be a national symbol for 
the contributions of Americans of German heritage.
  Attest:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.