    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
      Addresses
        Americanism:  Erich Almonte, E1923 [6OC]
        George Washington's Farewell Address:  read by Senator Landrieu,
            S797-S801 [23FE]
      Articles and editorials
        Grandpa Sure Would Like This Earth Day, E628 [22AP]
        Growing Up Black in Shepherdstown, E288 [4MR]
        Taking Black History to the Streets, S672 [11FE]
      Bills and resolutions
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 264), S9556 [31JY]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate, (see S.
            Res. 278), S10423 [16SE]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 169), S48 [27JA]
        Freedom and Democracy Day:  designate to make election day a legal
            public holiday, (see S. 1922), S3120 [2AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate, (see S. Res. 171), S271 [2FE]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H496
            [12FE]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            198), S2214 [18MR]
        National Child Cancer Awareness Month:  designate, (see H. Res.
            357), H446 [11FE]
        National Children's Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 260), S9426
            [30JY], (see S. Res. 275), S10207 [10SE]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 193),
            S1568 [9MR]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 175), S516 [9FE]
        National Eating Disorders Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            197), S2114 [17MR]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate, (see
            S. Res. 221), S3919 [30AP]
        National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
            designate, (see S. Res. 259), S9243 [29JY]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate, (see S. Res.
            257), S8779 [22JY]
        National Mammography Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 271), S9940 [3SE]
        National Maritime Arbitration Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 200),
            S2660 [26MR]
        National Public Health Week:  observance, (see S. Res. 205), S2851
            [31MR]
        National Rivers Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 250), S6488 [17JN]
        National Women's History Month:  designate, (see S. Res. 189), S1255
            [3MR]
        National Youth Fitness Week:  designate, (see S. Res. 199), S2489
            [24MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see H.
            Res. 389), H1299 [18MR]
        New Year's Day:  designate day of observance in year 2000, (see H.J.
            Res. 130), H8931 [25SE]
        Patriotic societies and observances:  revise, codify, and enact
            without substantive change certain general and permanent laws,
            (see S. 2264), S7357 [6JY]
        ------ revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain
            general and permanent laws, (see H.R. 4529, S. 2524), S11042
            [28SE], H7494 [9SE]
        Pearl Harbor Day:  treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans
            Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment, (see H.R.
            4815), H10667 [12OC]
        Presidents' Day:  redesignate Washington's Birthday in honor of
            George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt
            and the institution of the Presidency, (see S. 2353), S8996
            [24JY]
        Read Across America Day:  designate, (see S. Res. 181), S1003 [25FE]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day:  designate, (see S. 45), S3534
            [23AP]
        Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
            the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
            Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN], (see H. Res.
            495), H5404 [25JN]
      Essays
        Fulfilling Dr. King's Dream:  Krystal Tribbet, E113 [5FE]
        Martin Luther King, Jr.:  Dave Forstrom, E113 [5FE]
        Reflections on Easter and Spring:  Peter T. Coleman, E546 [1AP]
      Letters
        Commemoration of anniversary of the first permanent Spanish
            settlement in New Mexico:  President Clinton, S1189 [2MR]
      Poems
        ``I Heard My Father Pray,'' Grace V. Watkins, S6660 [19JN]
      Proclamations
        American Heart Month:  President Clinton, S858 [23FE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  President Clinton, H1534 [25MR]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  Jim Geringer, Governor of
            Wyoming, S10729 [22SE], E1771 [22SE]
        ------ Mike Foster, Governor of Louisiana, E2023 [10OC]
        ------ Robert J. Miller, Governor of Nevada, S12217 [9OC], E1948
            [8OC]
        World Population Awareness Week:  Parris N. Glendening, Governor of
            Maryland, E2255 [20OC]
        ------ several Representatives, E2051 [11OC]
        ------ Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, S12908 [21OC]
      Remarks in House
        Armed Forces' Day:  observance, E892 [19MY]
        Bayonne County, NJ:  tribute to Columbus Day honorees, E2131 [13OC]
        Black History Month:  observance, H413 [11FE], H413 [11FE],
            H414-H432 [11FE], H651 [26FE], H746-H753 [3MR], E65 [3FE], E68
            [3FE], E167 [12FE], E174 [12FE], E182 [12FE], E196 [24FE], E210
            [24FE], E214 [24FE], E221 [25FE], E226 [25FE], E259 [3MR], E267
            [3MR], E288 [4MR]
        Carter, Bernard:  Marcher's Award recipient, E12 [27JA]
        Chippewa Lake Village, OH:  observance of St. Patrick's Day as a
            legal holiday, E344 [10MR]
        Earth Day:  observance, H2125 [22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2169 [22AP],
            H2239 [23AP], H2301 [23AP], E613 [22AP], E621 [22AP], E623
            [22AP], E624 [22AP], E627 [22AP], E628 [22AP], E631 [22AP],
            E635-E637 [22AP], E653 [23AP]
        Father's Day:  observance, H4841 [19JN], E1182 [19JN]
        Flag Day:  observance, H4484 [11JN], E1114 [11JN], E1174 [19JN]
        Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association:  tribute, E967 [22MY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1534-H1546 [25MR], E484
            [26MR], E491 [26MR]
        Hudson County, NJ:  tribute to Columbus Day honorees, E2131 [13OC]
        Hurley, John J., Jr.:  tribute to Bayonne, NJ, St. Patrick's Day
            Parade Grand Marshal, E321 [9MR]
        Illinois:  observance of Red Ribbon Week, E466 [25MR]
        International Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness
            Day:  observance, E834 [12MY]
        Juneteenth Independence Day:  observance, E1116 [11JN]
        Labor Day:  observance, H7470 [9SE]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed (H.R. 3216), H488 [12FE]
        ------ add to the list of days on which the flag should especially
            be displayed (H.R. 3216), H11701 [21OC], E2314 [12NO]
        ------ observance, E12 [27JA], E113 [5FE]
        Memorial Day:  observance, H3026 [12MY], H3940 [22MY], E829 [12MY],
            E848 [13MY], E967 [22MY]
        National Agriculture Day:  observance, H1304 [19MR]
        National Arts Advocacy Day:  observance, E350 [11MR]
        National Breast Cancer Awareness Month:  observance, E2267 [21OC]
        National Child Abuse Prevention Month:  observance, H2347 [28AP]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  observance, E793
            [7MY]
        National Day of Prayer:  observance, H2775 [5MY], H2933 [7MY], H2934
            [7MY], H2982 [7MY], E799 [7MY]
        National Domestic Violence Awareness Month:  observance, E1924 [6OC]
        National Hispanic Heritage Month:  observance, E1757 [18SE], E1781
            [23SE], E1816 [25SE]
        National Hunting and Fishing Day:  observance, E1838 [28SE]
        National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Week:  observance, H3232
            [13MY], H3262 [14MY], E871 [14MY]
        National Men's Health Week:  observance, H4245 [9JN]
        National Missing Children's Day:  observance, E977 [22MY], E978
            [22MY]
        National Peace Officers Memorial Day:  observance, E863 [14MY], E864
            [14MY], E893 [19MY]
        National Physical Therapy Month:  observance, E1916 [6OC]
        National Poetry Month:  observance, E791 [7MY]
        National Police Week:  observance, E852 [13MY], E863 [14MY], E864
            [14MY], E868 [14MY], E905 [20MY]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, E1749 [17SE], E1757
            [18SE], E1771 [22SE], E1948 [8OC]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Week:  observance, E1690 [10SE]
        National Science and Technology Week:  observance, E681 [28AP]
        National Small Business Week:  observance, E1053 [5JN]
        National Sportsmanship Day:  observance, E262 [3MR]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, H918 [10MR], H927-H929
            [10MR], H931 [10MR], H932 [10MR], H934 [10MR], H1279 [18MR],
            H1281 [18MR], H1412 [24MR], H1419-H1425 [24MR], H1836 [31MR],
            E352 [11MR], E365 [12MR], E454 [24MR], E531 [31MR], E572 [2AP]
        New Year's Day:  designate day of observance in year 2000 (H.J. Res.
            130), E2185 [15OC]
        Older Americans Month:  observance, E754 [5MY]
        Patriotic societies and observances:  revise, codify, and enact
            without substantive change certain general and permanent laws
            (H.R. 1085), H114-H190 [3FE]
        ------ revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain
            general and permanent laws (H.R. 4529), E1676 [9SE] revise,
            codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and
            permanent laws (S. 2524), H10575-H10577 [12OC]
        Peace Corps Day:  observance, H695 [3MR], H735 [3MR], E261 [3MR]
        Polish-American Heritage Month:  observance, E2134 [13OC]
        POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, E2023 [10OC]
        Public Service Recognition Week:  observance, E797 [7MY]
        Space Day:  observance, H3942 [22MY], E944 [22MY], E948 [22MY], E949
            [22MY]
        St. Patrick's Day:  observance, E279 [4MR]
        Texas:  observance of Geography Awareness Week, E2132 [13OC]
        Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
            the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
            Independence Day (H. Res. 495), H5387 [25JN], H5388 [25JN]
        Women's History Month:  observance, H881 [5MR], H891-H897 [5MR]
        World Population Awareness Week:  observance, E1958 [8OC], E2051
            [11OC], E2255 [20OC], E2275 [21OC]
      Remarks in Senate
        Alcohol Awareness Month:  observance, S3708 [28AP]
        American Heart Month:  observance, S858 [23FE], S1126 [26FE]
        American Red Cross Month:  observance, S1367 [4MR], S1478 [5MR]
        Asian Pacific American Heritage Month:  observance, S5417-S5419
            [22MY]
        Black History Month:  observance, S252 [2FE], S672 [11FE], S1025
            [25FE], S1029 [25FE], S1129 [26FE]
        Columbus Day:  observance, S12356 [12OC]
        Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:  designate (S.
            Res. 264), S9600 [31JY]
        Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun Violence:
            designate (S. Res. 264), S12400 [12OC]
        ------ designate (S. Res. 264), unanimous-consent request, S11562
            [6OC]
        Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans:  designate (S. Res.
            278), S10441 [16SE], S12252 [9OC]
        Earth Day:  observance, S3407 [22AP], S3459 [22AP]
        Father's Day:  observance, S6659-S6661 [19JN]
        Four Chaplains Day:  designate (S. Res. 169), S69 [27JA]
        Freedom and Democracy Day:  designate to make election day a legal
            public holiday (S. 1922), S3137 [2AP]
        Friends of Ireland (organization):  tribute, S2113 [17MR]
        Grandparent's Day:  observance, S10255 [11SE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  designate (S. Res. 171), S2233 [18MR],
            S2582 [25MR]
        Independence Day:  observance, S7248 [26JN]
        International Day in Support of Torture Victims and Survivors:
            observance, S7292 [26JN]
        International Women's Day:  observance, S1478 [5MR]
        Jewish Heritage Week:  observance, S3947 [30AP]
        Memorial Day:  observance, S5317 [21MY], S5343 [21MY], S5464 [22MY],
            S5468 [22MY]
        Mother's Day:  observance, S4460-S4462 [7MY], S4466 [7MY], S4524
            [7MY]
        National Agriculture Week:  observance, S2363 [20MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  designate (S. Res. 198),
            S1803 [11MR], S2373 [20MR]
        ------ observance, S3008 [1AP], S3009 [1AP]
        National Character Counts Week:  designate (S. Res. 176), S7037
            [24JN]
        National Child Abuse Prevention Month:  observance, S3583 [24AP]
        National Children's Day:  designate (S. Res. 260), S9453 [30JY],
            S11986 [8OC], S12250 [9OC]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  designate (S. Res. 193), S1569
            [9MR], S9958 [8SE]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  designate (S.
            Res. 175), S521 [9FE], S4133 [1MY]
        National Dairy Month:  observance, S5657 [4JN]
        National Domestic Violence Awareness Month:  observance, S12024
            [8OC], S12278 [10OC]
        National Eating Disorders Awareness Day:  designate (S. Res. 197),
            S4375 [5MY], S4432 [6MY]
        National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day:  designate (S.
            Res. 221), S3959 [30AP]
        National Eye Donor Month:  observance, S1958 [13MR]
        National Fire Prevention Week:  observance, S12215 [9OC]
        National Hispanic Heritage Month:  observance, S10177-S10181 [10SE],
            S10380 [15SE], S10441 [16SE], S10446 [16SE], S10447 [16SE]
        National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week:
            designate (S. Res. 259), S9255 [29JY]
        ------ designate (S. Res. 259), S10733 [22SE]
        ------ observance, S10940 [24SE]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  designate (S. Res. 257),
            S8787 [22JY]
        ------ designate (S. Res. 257), S12251 [9OC]
        National Mammography Day:  designate (S. Res. 271), S9941 [3SE],
            S12251 [9OC]
        National Maritime Arbitration Day:  designate (S. Res. 200), S2690
            [26MR]
        National Organ Donor Awareness Week:  observance, S3581 [24AP]
        ------ tribute, S3559 [23AP]
        National Peace Officers Memorial Day:  observance, S4635 [11MY],
            S4901 [14MY]
        National POW Recognition Day:  observance, S3224 [3AP]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, S10318 [14SE], S10606
            [18SE], S10728 [22SE], S10729 [22SE], S12217 [9OC]
        National Public Health Week:  observance (S. Res. 205), S2864 [31MR]
        National Rivers Day:  designate (S. Res. 250), S6497 [17JN]
        National Safe Place Week:  designate (S. Res. 96), S1032 [25FE],
            S1199 [2MR], S2356 [20MR]
        National Small Business Week:  observance, S5656 [4JN], S5732 [5JN],
            S6326 [15JN]
        National Sportsmanship Day:  observance, S1364 [4MR]
        National Tartan Day:  designate (S. Res. 155), S2373 [20MR], S2564
            [25MR]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, S1711 [10MR], S2212
            [18MR], S2847 [31MR]
        National Youth Fitness Week:  designate (S. Res. 199), S2491 [24MR]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, S1189
            [2MR]
        ----- designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement (S. Res.
            148), S500-S502 [9FE], S1130 [26FE], S1131 [26FE]
        ------ designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, S10380
            [15SE]
        Patriotic societies and observances:  revise, codify, and enact
            without substantive change certain general and permanent laws
            (H.R. 1085), S9493 [30JY]
        ----- revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain
            general and permanent laws (S. 2264), S7359 [6JY]
        ------ revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain
            general and permanent laws (S. 2524), S11051 [28SE], S12062
            [8OC]
        Peace Corps Day:  observance, S1286 [3MR], S1365 [4MR]
        Public Service Recognition Week:  observance, S4215 [4MY], S4552
            [7MY]
        Read Across America Day:  designate (S. Res. 181), S1130 [26FE],
            S1187 [2MR], S1212 [2MR]
        Space Day:  observance, S5344 [21MY], S5351 [21MY]
        Take Our Daughters To Work Day:  observance, S3473 [23AP]
        U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture:
            observance, S3013 [1AP]
        Veterans Day:  observance, S12021 [8OC], S12893 [21OC]
        World Day To Combat Desertification and Drought:  observance, S6485
            [17JN], S6637 [18JN]
        World Population Awareness Week:  observance, S12657 [15OC], S12908
            [21OC]
        Year of the Ocean:  observance (H. Con. Res. 131), S6115 [10JN]
      Reports filed
        Designate Onate Cuartocentenario To Commemorate the Anniversary of
            the First Permanent Spanish Settlement in New Mexico:  Committee
            on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 148), S730 [12FE]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.
            Res. 171), S1435 [5MR]
        National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (Senate) (S. Res. 198), S2295 [19MR]
        National Character Counts Week:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
            (S. Res. 176), S6697 [19JN]
        National Children's Day:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.
            Res. 260), S11969 [8OC]
        National Children's Memorial Day:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (Senate) (S. Res. 193), S9425 [30JY]
        National Correctional Officers and Employees Week:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 175), S3918 [30AP]
        National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day:  Committee the Judiciary on
            (Senate) (S. Res. 257), S12163 [9OC]
        National Mammography Day:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.
            Res. 271), S11969 [8OC]
        National Tartan Day:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res.
            155), S2295 [19MR]
        Read Across America Day:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.
            Res. 181), S1068 [26FE]
        Revise, Codify, and Enact Without Substantive Change Certain General
            and Permanent Laws Relative to Patriotic Societies and
            Observances:  Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1085),
            S8381 [16JY]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2524), S11278 [1OC]
        Year of the Ocean:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate) (H. Con. Res. 131) (S. Rept. 105-209),
            S6037 [10JN]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Representative:  Earth Day 1998--The State of Our
            Environment, E705 [29AP]
      Sermons
        Black History Month:  Juanita Yates, S1029 [25FE]
        ------ Michael Bledsoe, S1025 [25FE]
        Easter Is Outrageous:  Pierce Klemmt, E1214 [24JN]
      Statements
        Business View of Earth Day:  Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of
            Commerce, E635-E637 [22AP]
        St. Patrick's Day Call for Peace in Northern Ireland:  Friends of
            Ireland (organization), S2113 [17MR]
      Texts of
        H. Con. Res. 131, Year of the Ocean, S6115 [10JN]
        H. Res. 495, commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in the
            former Danish West Indies by the Virgin Islands in conjunction
            with U.S. Independence Day, H5388 [25JN]
        H.R. 1085, revise, codify, and enact without substantive change
            certain general and permanent laws relative to patriotic
            societies and observances, H114-H190 [3FE]
        H.R. 3216, add Martin Luther King, Jr., Day to the list of days on
            which the flag should especially be displayed, H11701 [21OC]
        S. 1922, designate Freedom and Democracy Day to make election day a
            legal public holiday, S3138 [2AP]
        S. 2524, revise, codify, and enact without substantive change
            certain general and permanent laws relative to patriotic
            societies and observances, H10575-H10577 [12OC]
        S. 2524, revise, codify, and enact without substantive change
            certain patriotic societies and observances general and
            permanent laws, S12062-S12064 [8OC]
        S. Res. 96, National Safe Place Week, S1032 [25FE]
        S. Res. 148, Onate Cuartocentenario, commemorative anniversary of
            the first permanent Spanish settlement in New Mexico, S1130
            [26FE]
        S. Res. 155, National Tartan Day, S2373 [20MR]
        S. Res. 169, Four Chaplains Day, S60 [27JA], S70 [27JA]
        S. Res. 171, Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration
            of Greek and American Democracy, S273 [2FE], S2234 [18MR]
        S. Res. 175, National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, S521
            [9FE], S4133 [1MY]
        S. Res. 176, National Character Counts Week, S7037 [24JN]
        S. Res. 181, Read Across America Day, S1015 [25FE], S1127 [26FE]
        S. Res. 189, anniversary of women's rights movement and designation
            of National Women's History Month, S1263 [3MR]
        S. Res. 193, National Children's Memorial Day, S1569 [9MR], S9958
            [8SE]
        S. Res. 197, National Eating Disorders Awareness Day, S2138 [17MR],
            S4375 [5MY]
        S. Res. 198, National Breast Cancer Survivor's Day, S2222 [18MR],
            S2373 [20MR]
        S. Res. 199, National Youth Fitness Week, S2491 [24MR]
        S. Res. 200, National Maritime Arbitration Day, S2684 [26MR], S2690
            [26MR]
        S. Res. 201, National Peace Officers Memorial Day, S4747 [12MY]
        S. Res. 205, National Public Health Week, S2864 [31MR]
        S. Res. 221, National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day, S3946
            [30AP], S3959 [30AP]
        S. Res. 250, National Rivers Day, S6497 [17JN]
        S. Res. 257, National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day, S8787 [22JY],
            S12251 [9OC]
        S. Res. 259, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities
            Week, S9255 [29JY]
        ------, S10733 [22SE]
        S. Res. 260, National Children's Day, S9453 [30JY], S11987 [8OC],
            S12250 [9OC]
        S. Res. 264, Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence,
            S9600 [31JY]
        S. Res. 264, Day of National Concern About Young People and Gun
            Violence, S12401 [12OC]
        S. Res. 271, National Mammography Day, S9941 [3SE], S12251 [9OC]
        S. Res. 275, National Children's Day, S10213 [10SE]
        S. Res. 278, Dia de los Ninos--Celebrating Young Americans, S10441
            [16SE], S12252 [9OC]