[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 144 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6007-S6008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              REMEMBERING NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM WORKERS

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask the Senate that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 275 and 
the Senate proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 275) designating October 30, 2011, as 
     a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program 
     workers.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 275) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

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                              S. Res. 275

       Whereas, since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men 
     and women, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers, 
     have served the United States by building the nuclear defense 
     weapons of the United States;
       Whereas these dedicated workers paid a high price for their 
     service to develop a nuclear weapons program for the benefit 
     of the United States, including having developed disabling or 
     fatal illnesses;
       Whereas the Senate recognized the contribution, service, 
     and sacrifice these patriotic men and women made for the 
     defense of the United States in Senate Resolution 151, 111th 
     Congress, agreed to May 20, 2009, and Senate Resolution 653, 
     111th Congress, agreed to September 28, 2010;
       Whereas a national day of remembrance time capsule has been 
     crossing the United States, collecting artifacts and the 
     stories of the nuclear workers relating to the nuclear 
     defense era of the United States;
       Whereas these stories and artifacts reinforce the 
     importance of recognizing these nuclear workers; and
       Whereas these patriotic men and women deserve to be 
     recognized for the contribution, service, and sacrifice they 
     have made for the defense of the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 30, 2011, as a national day of 
     remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers, including 
     uranium miners, millers, and haulers, of the United States; 
     and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to support 
     and participate in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and 
     other activities to commemorate October 30, 2011, as a 
     national day of remembrance for past and present workers in 
     the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

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