[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 226 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 226

    Calling on the United States Postal Service to create a special 
 exterior light display on March 4, 2008, to reignite public awareness 
and appreciation of the accomplishments of the New Deal and the legacy 
    of those programs for our Nation today, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2007

 Mr. Davis of Illinois submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Calling on the United States Postal Service to create a special 
 exterior light display on March 4, 2008, to reignite public awareness 
and appreciation of the accomplishments of the New Deal and the legacy 
    of those programs for our Nation today, and for other purposes.

Whereas the New Deal was a comprehensive series of social and economic programs 
        enacted during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 
        response to the economic crisis known as the Great Depression;
Whereas during the famous ``First Hundred Days'' that followed Roosevelt's 
        inauguration, between March and June 1933, Congress passed fifteen major 
        pieces of legislation;
Whereas among the major New Deal initiatives eventually enacted were the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act, which provided funding to farmers to 
        curtail production to stabilize prices; the National Industrial Recovery 
        Act, which provided for codes of fair competition to regulate industry 
        and, for the first time in American history, guaranteed the right of 
        labor to bargain collectively; the Public Works Administration, which 
        constructed roads, dams, and public buildings; the Federal Deposit 
        Insurance Corporation, which served to insure deposits in banks; the 
        Tennessee Valley Authority, which provided for navigation, flood 
        control, electricity generation, and economic development in the 
        Tennessee River Valley, which was then one of the poorest and least 
        developed regions in America; the Rural Electrification Administration, 
        which was responsible for the development of a system to provide 
        electricity to rural America; and the Social Security Administration, 
        which established a secure pension system for senior citizens;
Whereas two of the most memorable programs of the New Deal were the Civilian 
        Conservation Corps, a special work program whose enrollees planted trees 
        and fought forest fires, built public parks, drained swamps to fight 
        malaria, restocked rivers with fish, worked on flood control projects, 
        and engaged in many other initiatives that helped to conserve our 
        environment and make recreation facilities available for millions of 
        Americans, and the Works Progress Administration (later known as the 
        Works Projects Administration), which provided employment for artists, 
        musicians, actors, authors, and laborers, thereby helping to put 
        millions of men, women, and youth back to work;
Whereas the New Deal created much of our Nation's infrastructure, including 
        roads, electrical systems, municipal power plants, water and sewage 
        systems, and schools;
Whereas the New Deal social programs laid the basis for many key programs in 
        public education, public health, and public recreation;
Whereas the New Deal economic policies established banking regulations, social 
        security, and collective bargaining;
Whereas men and women working in New Deal programs constructed many public 
        buildings and parks; created public art, including murals, sculptures, 
        and paintings; and made important contributions to literature, music, 
        theater, and oral histories; and
Whereas the New Deal restored the people's faith in our Nation and its 
        institutions: Now therefore be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress calls on the United States Postal Service to create a 
special exterior light display on March 4, 2008, at all postal 
facilities which either were created by or are decorated with New Deal 
public art or interior fixtures, in order to reignite public awareness 
and appreciation of the accomplishments of the New Deal and the legacy 
of those programs for our Nation today, and in recognition of the men 
and women who left this enormous legacy by participating in one or more 
of the New Deal public works programs.
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