[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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                           SMALL-TOWN SUNDAY

  Ms. NORTON. 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. 184) to authorize the 
President to issue a proclamation designating Sunday August 1, 1993, as 
Small-Town Sunday, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would 
simply like to acknowledge that this resolution was introduced by the 
gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Myers].
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 184

       Whereas small towns have made a significant contribution to 
     American life;
       Whereas small towns have been the spirit and backbone of 
     this great Nation and have provided many common, traditional 
     ideas and values throughout our history;
       Whereas it is appropriate to recognize the importance of 
     small towns in the development of a sense of community and to 
     highlight the spirit of small towns;
       Whereas it is vital to unify small-town residents in the 
     process of revitalizing their own small town and 
     reinvigorating small-town life; and
       Whereas it is fitting that official recognition be given to 
     the importance of small towns and a day set aside for 
     activities that are most commonly associated with small 
     towns, such as town festivals, family picnics, baseball 
     games, et cetera: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     President hereby is authorized and requested to issue a 
     proclamation designating Sunday, August 1, 1993 as Small-Town 
     Sunday.

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