[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 85 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7218-S7219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMENDING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FOR 200 YEARS OF SERVICE

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 106, submitted 
earlier by Senators Warner and Ford.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 106) to commend the 
     Library of Congress for 200 years of outstanding service to 
     Congress and the Nation, and to encourage activities to 
     commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Library of 
     Congress.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the concurrent resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the 
resolution appear at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 106) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, is as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 106

       Whereas the Library of Congress was established in 1800 and 
     will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Library of 
     Congress in 2000;
       Whereas the goal of the bicentennial commemoration is to 
     inspire creativity in the century ahead and ensure a free 
     society through greater use of the Library of Congress and 
     libraries everywhere;
       Whereas the bicentennial goal will be achieved through a 
     variety of national, State, and local projects, developed in 
     collaboration with the offices of the Members of Congress, 
     the staff of the Library of Congress, and special advisory 
     committees; and
       Whereas the bicentennial commemorative activities include 
     significant acquisitions, symposia, exhibits, issuance of a 
     commemorative coin, and enhanced public access to



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     the collections of the Library of Congress through the 
     National Digital Library: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress commends the Library of Congress 
     on 200 years of service to Congress and the Nation, and 
     encourages the American public to participate in activities 
     to commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the Library of 
     Congress.

     

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