[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 274 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 274

 Congratulating JET Magazine on its 50th anniversary and honoring its 
     founder, John H. Johnson, for his outstanding contribution to 
                              journalism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2001

Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Wynn, 
Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
  Towns, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
Bishop, Mr. Payne, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Rush, Ms. Watson of California, 
Mr. Scott, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Lee, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Thompson of 
  Mississippi, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Jackson of 
 Illinois, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Ford, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Conyers, 
   Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Blagojevich) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Congratulating JET Magazine on its 50th anniversary and honoring its 
     founder, John H. Johnson, for his outstanding contribution to 
                              journalism.

Whereas John H. Johnson started Johnson Publishing Company in November 1942 with 
        a $500 loan secured by using his mother's furniture as collateral;
Whereas JET Magazine is a weekly newsmagazine that was started by John H. 
        Johnson in November 1951;
Whereas JET Magazine is the number 1 weekly newsmagazine among African-
        Americans;
Whereas JET Magazine has a circulation of more than 970,000 weekly; and
Whereas for 50 years JET Magazine has chronicled important milestones in the 
        lives of African-Americans, including desegregation, migration from the 
        south, the civil rights movement, efforts to reduce poverty, advances in 
        politics, the arts, and sports: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress congratulates JET Magazine on its 50th anniversary 
and honors its founder John H. Johnson for his outstanding contribution 
to journalism.
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