[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 409 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 409

 Commending public servants and members of the uniformed services for 
         their dedication and continued service to the Nation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2002

Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, 
    Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Moran of Virginia) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
    on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending public servants and members of the uniformed services for 
         their dedication and continued service to the Nation.

Whereas Public Service Recognition Week is an opportunity for us to honor and 
        celebrate the commitment of individuals who meet the needs of the Nation 
        through work at all levels of government;
Whereas over 20,000,000 Americans work in government service within the United 
        States and abroad;
Whereas the United States is a great and prosperous Nation, and both public 
        service employees and uniformed service personnel have contributed 
        significantly to that greatness and prosperity;
Whereas Americans benefit daily from the knowledge and skills of our highly 
        trained public servants;
Whereas public servants work and teach in our schools, deliver Social Security 
        and Medicare benefits, fight disease and promote better health, deliver 
        the mail, protect the environment and national parks, improve 
        transportation and the quality of our water and food, fight fires and 
        crime, help us to recover from natural disasters and terrorist attacks, 
        build and maintain roads and bridges, provide vital strategic and 
        support functions to our military, keep our economy stable, defend our 
        freedom, and advance our interests around the world;
Whereas public servants at the Federal, State, and local levels are our first 
        line of defense in maintaining our homeland security;
Whereas, for every essential service disrupted by the terrorist attacks on 
        September 11, 2001, public servants responded quickly and effectively;
Whereas many public servants gave their lives on September 11, 2001, and 
        demonstrated once again that, at every level of government, decent and 
        hard-working men and women in public service are committed to doing a 
        good job, no matter how difficult the circumstances;
Whereas, after September 11, 2001, thousands of Federal employees were deployed 
        in disaster response teams, and, to this day, are participating in the 
        war against terrorism as a part of their normal duties, and play key 
        roles in preventing any future terrorist attacks;
Whereas Public Service Recognition Week, celebrated the first Monday through 
        Sunday in May since 1985, is a time set aside each year to honor the men 
        and women who serve America as Federal, State, and local government 
        employees; and
Whereas May 6-12, 2002, is Public Service Recognition Week, and will be 
        celebrated through job fairs, student activities, and agency exhibits: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) encourages efforts to promote public service careers at 
        all levels of government;
            (2) commends government employees and members of the 
        uniformed services for their outstanding contributions to this 
        great Nation;
            (3) salutes government employees for their unwavering 
        dedication and spirit for public service; and
            (4) honors those public servants and those members of the 
        uniformed services who gave their lives in service to our 
        country.
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