[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 315 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 315

   Supporting the goals and ideas, and commending the organizers, of 
                        ``National Unity Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1999

Mr. Stark submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Supporting the goals and ideas, and commending the organizers, of 
                        ``National Unity Day''.

Whereas the United States is a nation both enriched and challenged by the 
        differences among its inhabitants;
Whereas the United States is rooted in the culture of indigenous people, and has 
        attained greater diversity through waves of immigration;
Whereas throughout the United States, the gap between the Nation's prosperous 
        citizens and its poor continues to grow;
Whereas the people of the United States have lost too many family members, 
        friends, national leaders, and religious advisers to acts of violence;
Whereas the Unity Walk will culminate in a celebration of our Nation's ethnic 
        and cultural diversity in San Francisco on Sunday, October 10, 1999; and
Whereas the Unity Walkers have designated the second Sunday in October every 
        year as ``National Unity Day'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideas of ``National Unity Day''; 
        and
            (2) commends the Unity Walkers for--
                    (A) leading a walk across the United States during 
                1999 to search for and better understand the Nation's 
                goodness, to promote an appreciation for the diversity 
                and disparate beginnings of the American people, and to 
                encourage local communities to come to terms with the 
                forces that grind against unity; and
                    (B) their efforts to use Unity Walk events as 
                catalysts for awakening the commitment in communities 
                to work for harmony and to foster an awareness of a 
                common connection among all people in the United 
                States.
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