[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 140 (Friday, September 30, 1994)]
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                              PARENTS' DAY

  Mrs. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Post Office and Civil Service be discharged from further 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 398) to establish the 
fourth Sunday of July as ``Parents' Day.''
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Virginia?
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I do not 
object, but I would simply like to inform the House that the minority 
has no objection to the legislation now being considered.
  Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to support 
National Parent's Day. I want to commend Representative Burton for 
ensuring that this important legislation received its deserved 
recognition before the 103d Congress adjourned. Representative Burton 
and I worked very hard this year to make Parent's Day 1994 a success. I 
thank many of my colleagues for their contributions to this effort.
  I thank all of you who cosponsored the current legislation to 
establish National Parent's Day as an annual event. We are well on our 
way to annually honoring parents, whether they are biological or 
perhaps someone who took time out to care for those who will be our 
future. These people exist within your districts and mine, it is only 
appropriate that we honor them 1 day a year for all the good work they 
do 365 days a year.
  National Parent's Day will commemorate parents and volunteers every 
year for their hard work and sacrifices made for both their own 
children, and other children in need. These people build the foundation 
for our children and it is up to us to let them know that their efforts 
are not in vain.
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 398

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     fourth Sunday of every July shall be established as 
     ``Parents' Day'' to be recognized as a recurring, perennial 
     day of commemoration.

     SEC. 2. RECOGNITION.

       All private citizens, organizations, and governmental and 
     legislative bodies at the local, State, and Federal level are 
     encouraged to recognize Parents' Day through proclamations, 
     activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of 
     recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in 
     the rearing of their children.

  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider 
was laid on the table.

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