[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 175 (Monday, October 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6877-S6878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 314--DESIGNATING OCTOBER 30, 2017, AS A NATIONAL DAY 
           OF REMEMBRANCE FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM WORKERS

  Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Schumer, 
Mr. Corker, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gardner, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Markey, Mr. Roberts, 
Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following resolution; which 
was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 314

       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 nuclear weapons for 
     the defense of the United States;
       Whereas dedicated workers paid a high price for developing 
     a nuclear weapons program at the service, and for the benefit 
     of, the United States, including by developing disabling or 
     fatal illnesses;
       Whereas the Senate recognized the contributions, services, 
     and sacrifices that those patriotic men and women made for 
     the defense of the United States in--
       (1) Senate Resolution 151, 111th Congress, agreed to May 
     20, 2009;
       (2) Senate Resolution 653, 111th Congress, agreed to 
     September 28, 2010;
       (3) Senate Resolution 275, 112th Congress, agreed to 
     September 26, 2011;
       (4) Senate Resolution 519, 112th Congress, agreed to August 
     1, 2012;
       (5) Senate Resolution 164, 113th Congress, agreed to 
     September 18, 2013;
       (6) Senate Resolution 417, 113th Congress, agreed to July 
     9, 2014;
       (7) Senate Resolution 213, 114th Congress, agreed to 
     September 25, 2015; and
       (8) Senate Resolution 560, 114th Congress, agreed to 
     November 16, 2016;
       Whereas a national day of remembrance time capsule has been 
     crossing the United States, collecting stories and artifacts 
     of nuclear weapons program workers relating to the nuclear 
     defense era of the United States, and a remembrance quilt has 
     been constructed to memorialize the contribution of those 
     workers;
       Whereas the stories and artifacts reflected in the time 
     capsule and the remembrance quilt reinforce the importance of 
     recognizing nuclear weapons program workers; and
       Whereas those patriotic men and women deserve to be 
     recognized for the contributions, services, and sacrifices 
     they made for the defense of the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates October 30, 2017, as a national day of 
     remembrance for the nuclear weapons program and uranium 
     enrichment workers of the United States, including the 
     uranium miners, millers, and haulers; and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to support 
     and participate in appropriate ceremonies, programs, and 
     other activities to commemorate October 30, 2017, as a 
     national day of remembrance for past and present workers in 
     the nuclear weapons program of the United States.

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