[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 281 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 281

                Urging observance of Global Family Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2003

 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Corrine Brown of 
 Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, 
  Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. 
 Millender-McDonald, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. McDermott) submitted 
    the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
                Urging observance of Global Family Day.

Whereas in this time of international unrest and new perils for the people of 
        the world, it is vital that all means possible for the restoration of 
        peace and the reduction of hate, terror, hunger, and disease be pursued 
        with diligence;
Whereas the people of the world are inextricably linked as one human family;
Whereas until now we have had no shared tradition to acknowledge and celebrate 
        our mutual kinship;
Whereas it is well-proven that shared holidays strongly influence the creation 
        and maintenance of bonds among faith, cultural and national groups, and 
        that lack of such bonds is an incentive to mistrust and conflict;
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly, through the adoption of Res. 54/29 
        and Res. 56/2, and the United States 106th Congress, through the 
        unanimous adoption of S. Con. Res. 138, as well as many heads of state, 
        concur in the importance of establishing an annual shared global 
        tradition with one day of peace and sharing celebrated worldwide, a day 
        dedicated to all those members of our human family who are suffering, 
        and to the development of strong global family values; and
Whereas on this one day of peace and sharing, now commonly called Global Family 
        Day, people around the world are to recognize and celebrate its mission 
        by gathering with family and friends, neighbors, their faith communities 
        or people of another culture, to share food, traditions, and mutual 
        pledges of nonviolence: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress calls upon the President to lead Americans in 
observing one day of peace and sharing at the start of each year, to be 
known as Global Family Day.
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