[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 135, which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 135) designating May 8, 2009, as 
     ``Military Spouse Appreciation Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 135) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 135

       Whereas the month of May marks National Military 
     Appreciation Month;
       Whereas military spouses provide vital support to men and 
     women in the Armed Forces and help to make their service to 
     the Armed Forces possible;
       Whereas military spouses have been separated from their 
     loved ones because of deployment in support of the Global War 
     on Terrorism and other military missions carried out by the 
     Armed Forces;
       Whereas the establishment of Military Spouse Appreciation 
     Day would be an appropriate way to honor the spouses of 
     members of the Armed Forces; and
       Whereas May 8, 2009, would be an appropriate date to 
     establish as ``Military Spouse Appreciation Day'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates May 8, 2009, as ``Military Spouse 
     Appreciation Day'';
       (2) honors and recognizes the contributions made by spouses 
     of members of the Armed Forces; and
       (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     Military Spouse Appreciation Day to promote awareness of the 
     contributions of spouses of members of the Armed Forces and 
     the importance of their role in the lives of members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans.

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