[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 716 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 716

  Expressing support for designation of August 1, 2012, as ``National 
                           Eagle Scout Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2012

Mr. Sessions (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Buerkle, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
Calvert, Mr. Canseco, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Carter, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Castor 
    of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coffman of 
   Colorado, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. 
Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Burgess, 
  Mr. Dent, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dold, Mr. Duffy, Mrs. Ellmers, Mrs. 
 Emerson, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fleming, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Stivers, Mr. 
Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
  Neugebauer, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. 
   Aderholt, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
 Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Landry, Mr. 
Boustany, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Upton, Mr. Camp, 
Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Austria, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bass 
 of New Hampshire, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Berg, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Bilbray, 
  Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. 
  Bonner, Mr. Boren, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Terry, Mr. Thompson of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
Walsh of Illinois, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Webster, Mr. 
West, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Nugent, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. 
Posey, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Renacci, Mr. 
 Ribble, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Rivera, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
 Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Roskam, Ms. Ros-
       Lehtinen, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. Runyan, Mr. 
Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Schilling, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
  Schock, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. 
 Shuler, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of 
   New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Herger, Ms. 
 Herrera Beutler, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Hunter, 
  Mr. Hurt, Mr. Issa, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
  King of Iowa, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kinzinger of 
Illinois, Mr. Kline, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Lance, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Latham, 
Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latta, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, 
   Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Mack, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Marchant, Mr. 
 Marino, Mr. McCarthy of California, Mr. McClintock, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
 McDermott, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
 Mr. Moran, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gowdy, 
Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Grimm, 
  Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hall, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. 
 Hayworth, Mr. Heck, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
  Womack, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Young of 
Indiana, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Brooks, and Mr. 
Rehberg) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for designation of August 1, 2012, as ``National 
                           Eagle Scout Day''.

Whereas the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America prepares young men to 
        become leaders through real-life experiences that foster a sense of 
        duty;
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America is a congressionally chartered organization by 
        chapter 309 of title 36, United States Code;
Whereas the Eagle Scout rank is the highest rank advancement that a Boy Scout 
        can earn;
Whereas the Boy Scouts of America include and recognize young men with 
        intellectual and physical disabilities;
Whereas the Scouting program helps create leaders with integrity, strong moral 
        values, and ethical behavior, and Eagle Scouts have had, and continue to 
        have, a significant and positive impact on society;
Whereas the accomplishments of Eagle Scouts over the past century underscore the 
        importance of the Scouting program to the prosperity of the United 
        States;
Whereas independent research conducted by Baylor University and funded by the 
        John Templeton Foundation concluded that Eagle Scouts are more likely to 
        vote, take on leadership positions, donate to charitable groups, 
        volunteer for religious and non-religious organizations, and work with 
        others to improve their neighborhoods than men who have never 
        participated in the Scouting program;
Whereas there are currently 2.15 million Eagle Scouts in the United States, and 
        an average of 50,000 young men earn the rank of Eagle Scout each year;
Whereas many remarkable Americans--men who have served in the White House, the 
        Senate, the House of Representatives, and State and local elected 
        offices, forged new paths on NASA missions, written Pulitzer-Prize 
        winning literature, stood at the helm of major corporations, and made 
        civil rights history--are Eagle Scouts;
Whereas Eagle Scouts have a strong sense of service to others, service to their 
        community, and service to their country, as evidenced by the fact that 
        15.6 percent of the cadets at the United States Military Academy are 
        Eagle Scouts;
Whereas each prospective Eagle Scout completes a service project designed to 
        support the Scout's community while fostering the leadership abilities 
        and commitment to service of the young man;
Whereas the 100th anniversary of the Eagle Scout rank is an appropriate time to 
        recognize the importance of the Eagle rank in the Scouting program and 
        to commemorate the accomplishments and contributions of Eagle Scouts; 
        and
Whereas August 1, 2012, is an appropriate date to observe as ``National Eagle 
        Scout Day'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of a ``National Eagle Scout Day'' to commemorate the many 
contributions made by Eagle Scouts of the Boy Scouts of America in 
service to the United States.
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