[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 404 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 404

      Supporting the goals and ideals of Complaint Free Wednesday.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 31, 2008

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

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting the goals and ideals of Complaint Free Wednesday.

Whereas the average person complains approximately 15 to 30 times per day, 
        resulting in approximately 4,570,350,000 complaints per day in the 
        United States;
Whereas people complain in order to negatively get attention from others, avoid 
        taking action, pre-excuse poor performance, brag, or exercise control 
        over others;
Whereas complaining damages a person's health, relationships, and ability to 
        solve underlying problems;
Whereas violence usually begins with complaining by expressing grief, pain, or 
        discontent;
Whereas it is not complaining if a person acts proactively to resolve an issue;
Whereas ``A Complaint Free World'' is an organization that encourages people to 
        wear purple bracelets as a symbolic reminder to change a person's 
        complaining nature;
Whereas ``A Complaint Free World'' has delivered approximately 5,439,532 purple 
        bracelets to people throughout the world;
Whereas ``A Complaint Free World'' hopes to inspire 1 percent of the world's 
        population to have a positive attitude;
Whereas supporters of this movement have worked with thousands of schools in the 
        United States through the Complaint Free program and have achieved 
        amazing results in creating positive attitudes; and
Whereas Complaint Free Wednesday will be observed on the day before 
        Thanksgiving, providing each person in the United States a day free from 
        complaining in order to prepare for a day of gratitude: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of Complaint Free 
        Wednesday;
            (2) encourages each person in the United States to remember 
        that having a positive life begins with having a positive 
        attitude; and
            (3) recognizes and reaffirms the meaning of Thanksgiving by 
        asking each person in the United States to use Complaint Free 
        Wednesday to refrain from complaining and prepare for a day of 
        gratitude.
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