[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 317 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 317


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2006

                                Received

                           November 13, 2006

             Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION



Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon 
 the people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day 
             of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes.

Whereas, in the year 2005, the people of the world suffered many calamitous 
        events, including devastation from tsunami, terror attacks, war, famine, 
        genocide, hurricanes, earthquakes, political and religious conflict, 
        disease, poverty, and rioting, all necessitating global cooperation, 
        compassion, and unity previously unprecedented among diverse cultures, 
        faiths, and economic classes;
Whereas grave global challenges in the year 2006 may require cooperation and 
        innovative problem-solving among citizens and nations on an even greater 
        scale;
Whereas, on December 15, 2000, Congress adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 
        138, expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United 
        States should issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of 
        the United States and interested organizations to observe an 
        international day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year;
Whereas, in 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 56/2, 
        which invited ``Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental 
        organizations and all the peoples of the world to celebrate One Day in 
        Peace, 1 January 2002, and every year thereafter'';
Whereas many foreign heads of state have recognized the importance of 
        establishing Global Family Day, a special day of international unity, 
        peace, and sharing, on the first day of each year; and
Whereas family is the basic structure of humanity, thus, we must all look to the 
        stability and love within our individual families to create stability in 
        the global community: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress urgently requests the following:
            (1) That the President issue a proclamation annually 
        calling upon the people of the United States to observe Global 
        Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, a day which is 
        dedicated--
                    (A) to eradicating violence, hunger, poverty, and 
                suffering; and
                    (B) to establishing greater trust and fellowship 
                among peace-loving nations and families everywhere.
            (2) That the President invite former Presidents of the 
        United States, Nobel laureates, and other notables, including 
        American business, labor, faith, and civic leaders, to join the 
        President in promoting appropriate activities for Americans and 
        in extending appropriate greetings from the families of America 
        to families in the rest of the world.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.