[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20818]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      GOSPEL MUSIC HERITAGE MONTH

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 226 and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate 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. 226) designating September 2009 as 
     ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and honoring gospel music for 
     its valuable contributions to the culture of the United 
     States.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WARNER. I ask unanimous consent 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 any statements be 
printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 226) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 226

       Whereas gospel music is a beloved art form of the United 
     States;
       Whereas gospel music is a cornerstone of the musical 
     traditions of the United States and has spread beyond origins 
     in African-American spirituals to achieve popular cultural 
     and historical relevance;
       Whereas gospel music has spread beyond geographic origins 
     in the United States to touch audiences around the world; and
       Whereas gospel music is a testament to the universal appeal 
     of a historical art form of the United States that both 
     inspires and entertains across racial, ethnic, religious, and 
     geographical boundaries: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates September 2009 as ``Gospel Music Heritage 
     Month''; and
       (2) recognizes the valuable contributions to the culture of 
     the United States derived from the rich heritage of gospel 
     music and gospel music artists.

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