[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              OLYMPIC DAY

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 552 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. 552) designating June 23, 2010, as 
     ``Olympic Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, 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 that any 
statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 552) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 552

       Whereas Olympic Day celebrates the Olympic ideal of 
     developing peace through sport;
       Whereas June 23 marks the date on which the Congress of 
     Paris approved the proposal of Pierre de Coubertin to found 
     the modern Olympics;
       Whereas thousands of people in more than 170 countries will 
     celebrate the ideals of the Olympic spirit on June 23, 2010;
       Whereas for more than a century, the Olympic movement has 
     built a more peaceful and better world by--
       (1) educating young people through amateur athletics;
       (2) bringing together athletes from many countries in 
     friendly competition; and
       (3) forging new relationships bound by friendship, 
     solidarity, and fair play;

       Whereas the United States Olympians and Paralympians 
     continue to achieve competitive excellence, preserve the 
     Olympic ideals, and inspire all people of the United States;
       Whereas community celebrations of Olympic Day improve the 
     communities of the United States and inspire the Olympic and 
     Paralympic champions of tomorrow;
       Whereas Olympic Day encourages the development of Olympic 
     and Paralympic sport in the United States;
       Whereas Olympic Day encourages the youth of the United 
     States to participate in and support Olympic and Paralympic 
     sport; and
       Whereas, as of the date of approval of this resolution, 
     enthusiasm for Olympic and Paralympic sport is at an all-time 
     high: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 23, 2010, as ``Olympic Day'';
       (2) supports the goals and ideals of Olympic Day; and
       (3) promotes--
       (A) the fitness and well-being of all people of the United 
     States; and
       (B) the Olympic ideals of fair play, perseverance, respect, 
     and sportsmanship.

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