[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 160.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 160) designating May 6, 2011, as 
     ``Military Spouse Appreciation Day.''

  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, and the motions to 
reconsider be laid on the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 160) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 160

       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 the service of 
     such men and women in the Armed Forces possible;
       Whereas military spouses have been separated from loved 
     ones because of deployment in support of overseas contingency 
     operations and other military missions carried out by the 
     Armed Forces;
       Whereas the establishment of ``Military Spouse Appreciation 
     Day'' is an appropriate way to honor the spouses of members 
     of the Armed Forces; and
       Whereas May 6, 2011, would be an appropriate date to 
     establish as ``Military Spouse Appreciation Day'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates May 6, 2011, 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 the role of military spouses in the 
     lives of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

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