SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
Addresses
George Washington's Farewell Address: read by Senator Burr, S1703-S1708 [18FE]
Veterans Day: Frank A. Camm, E2411 [18NO]
Amendments
National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 86), S9195, S9200 [27JY]
National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 43), S3083, S3086 [17MR]
National Health Center Week: designate (S. Res. 31), S8498 [19JY]
National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S12702, S12711 [10NO]
National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 71), S2499, S2501 [10MR]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213, H12214 [18DE]
Articles and editorials
Respect for Heroes in Iraq, E1103 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions
American Jewish History Month: observance (see S. Con. Res. 73), S13787 [16DE] (see H. Con. Res. 315), H11654 [14DE]
Anti-Slavery Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 90), H587 [14FE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 280), H3435 [17MY]
Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1116 [8FE]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 228), H7561 [28JY]
Cambodian-American Freedom Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 533), H9641 [3NO]
Campus Fire Safety Month: establish (see S. Res. 224), S9468 [29JY]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (see H. Con. Res. 71), H796 [17FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: establish an honorary legal public holiday (see H. Res. 127), H847 [1MR]
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions (see H. Res. 579), H11109 [6DE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 123), H1778 [5AP]
Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 56), S1514 [16FE]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (see S. Res. 123), S4257 [26AP] (see S. Res. 128), S4547 [28AP]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (see S. Res. 318), S13161 [17NO] (see S. Res. 326), S13362 [18NO]
Elections: require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (see H.R. 1647), H2101 [14AP]
Endangered Species Day: designate (see S. Res. 219), S9285 [28JY]
Extension Living Well Week: designate (see S. Res. 67), S1794 [28FE] (see H. Con. Res. 29), H235 [26JA]
Family History Month: designate (see S. Res. 266), S11130 [5OC]
Feed America Thursday: designate (see S. Res. 298), S12353 [3NO] (see S. Res. 314), S12839 [15NO] (see H. Res. 528), H9555 [2NO]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (see S. Res. 88), S2995 [17MR]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 148), H1371 [10MR]
Global Family Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 72), S13787 [16DE] (see H. Con. Res. 317), H11879 [15DE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see S. Res. 75), S2245 [8MR]
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 250), H8387 [27SE]
Hinduism: recognize the holiday of Diwali (see H. Res. 58), H286 [1FE] (see H. Res. 548), H10157 [10NO]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 62), H630 [15FE] (see H. Con. Res. 125), H1845 [6AP]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 238), S10037 [14SE]
Holocaust Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 90), S2995 [17MR]
International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 74), S2245 [8MR]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 283), S11665 [20OC] (see H. Res. 487), H8809 [7OC]
Korean National Liberation Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 227), H7561 [28JY]
Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 19), S2517 [11MR] (see S. Con. Res. 45), S8746 [22JY]
Lifelong Learning Week: establish (see H. Res. 431), H7742 [7SE]
Memorial Day: observance of a National Moment of Remembrance (see S. Res. 153), S5778 [23MY]
———restore traditional observance (see S. 80), S144 [24JA]
Month of Global Health: designate (see S. Res. 225), S9468 [29JY]
———observance (see H. Res. 514), H9276 [26OC]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 299), S12353 [3NO] (see H. Res. 544), H10145 [9NO]
National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 86), S2995 [17MR]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 249), H8341 [22SE]
National American Waters Heritage Month: designate (see H. Con. Res. 147), H3055 [5MY]
National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 43), S1116 [8FE]
National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S8488 [19JY]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 121), S4184 [25AP]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 30), H235 [26JA]
National Brain Injury Awareness Month: support (see S. Con. Res. 20), S2995 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 99), H1509 [15MR]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S9285 [28JY] (see H. Res. 15), H79 [4JA]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see S. Res. 271), S11313 [7OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 127), S4398 [27AP] (see H. Res. 218), H2150 [19AP]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 457), H8247 [21SE]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (see S. Res. 137), S5071 [12MY]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 139), H2648 [27AP]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 278), S11477 [18OC]
National Children's Day: designate (see H. Res. 103), H630 [15FE]
National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 305), H4187 [7JN]
National Correctional Officers and Employees Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 200), H1846 [6AP]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 491), H8846 [17OC]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 115), S4021 [20AP]
National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 222), H2150 [19AP]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 85), S2995 [17MR] (see S. Res. 138), S5071 [12MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 282), S11665 [20OC] (see H. Con. Res. 209), H5914 [14JY]
National Drug Court Month: designate (see S. Res. 136), S5071 [12MY]
———establish (see H. Res. 246), H2648 [27AP]
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (see S. Res. 141), S5071 [12MY]
National Health Center Week: designate (see S. Res. 31), S739 [1FE]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H3694 [19MY]
National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 117), S4021 [20AP]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 250), H2738 [28AP]
National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 63), S12607 [9NO] (see H. Con. Res. 73), H796 [17FE]
National Hispanic Media Week: designate (see S. Res. 163), S6225 [8JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]
National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 193), H5252 [27JN]
National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 312), H4355 [9JN]
National Horticultural Therapy Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 92), H1371 [10MR]
National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 156), S5922 [25MY]
National Internet Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S5437 [18MY]
National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day: designate (see S. Res. 253), S10514 [27SE]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 471), H8513 [28SE]
National Kindergarten Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 119), S4184 [25AP]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 262), H8734 [6OC]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 223), S9285 [28JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (see S. Res. 154), S5921 [25MY]
National Manufacturing Week: support goals (see H. Res. 16), H79 [4JA]
National Marina Day: designate (see S. Res. 217), S9158 [27JY]
National Medal of Honor Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 297), H3893 [24MY]
National Mentoring Month: designate (see S. Res. 20), S574 [26JA]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 46), H196 [25JA]
National Methamphetamine Prevention Week: establish (see H. Res. 556), H10502 [16NO]
National Military Family Month: designate (see S. Res. 9), S145 [24JA]
National MPS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 57), S1514 [16FE]
National MPS Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 85), H584 [10FE]
National Nurse Practitioners Week: honor goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9695 [4NO]
National Nurses Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 245), H2648 [27AP]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 444), H8088 [15SE] (see H. Res. 464), H8387 [27SE]
National Passport Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 327), H4655 [16JN]
National Pear Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S9158 [27JY]
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 222), H6934 [27JY]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 218), S9285 [28JY] (see S. Res. 230), S9468 [29JY]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 39), S6022 [26MY] (see H. Con. Res. 170), H4142 [26MY]
National Radiation Protection Professionals Week: designate (see S. Res. 335), S13786 [16DE]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (see H. Res. 243), H2648 [27AP]
National Safe Place Week: designate (see S. Res. 71), S2004 [3MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 37), S979 [3FE]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 112), S3735 [15AP]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 120), S4184 [25AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (see S. Con. Res. 10), S1116 [8FE] (see H. Con. Res. 316), H11654 [14DE]
National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day: establish (see S. Res. 195), S7987 [11JY] (see H. Con. Res. 205), H5637 [11JY]
National Tartan Day: establish (see H. Res. 41), H196 [25JA]
National Teacher Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 64), H630 [15FE]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (see S. Res. 275), S11477 [18OC]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 483), H8734 [6OC] (see H. Res. 617), H11879 [15DE]
National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (see S. Res. 40), S1050 [7FE] (see H. Res. 150), H1371 [10MR]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 155), S5922 [25MY]
National Weatherization Day: observance (see H. Res. 410), H7562 [28JY]
National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 187), H1778 [5AP]
National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: designate (see S. Res. 172), S6741 [16JN] (see S. Res. 186), S7909 [1JY]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H4802 [20JN]
National World War II Veterans Recognition Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 264), H8809 [7OC]
National Youth Service Day: designate (see S. Res. 105), S3481 [12AP]
Native Americans: recognize and honor achievements and contributions and urge establishment and observation of a paid legal public holiday in honor of Native Americans (see H. Res. 76), H523 [9FE]
Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (see S. Con. Res. 68), S13451 [12DE]
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 130), S4547 [28AP]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 276), H3261 [12MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance (see S. Res. 131), S4547 [28AP]
———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 266), H3055 [5MY]
Presidents of the U.S.: recognize birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (see H.R. 43), H72 [4JA]
Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 206), S8746 [22JY]
Read Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S1795 [28FE]
Religion: protect all holiday symbols and traditions being observed this winter (see H. Res. 630), H12049 [16DE]
Safety: establish a day to bring awareness to the issue of missing persons (see H. Res. 189), H1778 [5AP]
School Zone Safety Awareness Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 28), H235 [26JA]
Symbols and traditions: protect for Hanukkah, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa (see H. Res. 615), H11879 [15DE]
Thank Our Defenders Week: designate (see S. Res. 343), S14317 [21DE]
Veterans Day: encourage greater recognition (see H.R. 369), H233 [26JA]
———honor Army veterans and support mission of Army Freedom Team Salute to recognize unsung heroes who have served this country (see S. Res. 306), S12682 [10NO]
———observance (see S. Res. 305), S12682 [10NO]
Voting: establish election day as a legal public holiday (see S. 1130), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 63), H73 [4JA]
Winter Outdoors Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H10502 [16NO]
Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 59), H5914 [14JY]
Year of Foreign Language Study: designate (see S. Res. 28), S739 [1FE]
Year of Languages: designate (see H. Res. 122), H797 [17FE]
Year of Polio Awareness: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 526), H9472 [1NO]
Year of Polio Education: designate (see S. Res. 304), S12682 [10NO]
Year of Study Abroad: designate (see S. Res. 308), S12682 [10NO]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 389), H6650 [26JY]
Excerpts
Declaration of Independence, S7888 [1JY]
Letters
Financial Literacy Month: Bruce E. Thompson, Jr., Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc., H1800 [6AP]
———David S. Chernow, Junior Achievement (organization), H1800 [6AP]
Lists
Alaskans inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, S5526 [19MY]
Armed Forces members from Massachusetts killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S6007 [26MY]
Armed Forces members from New Jersey killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S5941 [25MY]
Black history and culture libraries and museums, H773 [17FE]
Black History Month events in the District of Columbia metropolitan area, H772 [17FE]
Groups supporting S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3760 [15AP]
Poems
``America for Me,'' Henry Van Dyke, S7888 [1JY]
``Little Chap Who Follows Me'', S6717 [16JN]
``Memorial Day,'' Edgar Guest, S6005 [26MY]
``Things That Make a Soldier Great,'' Edgar Guest, S12704 [10NO]
``Thoughts of Thanksgiving,'' Charles F. White, S13316 [18NO]
``Twas the Week Before Christmas,'' Representative Dingell, H11598 [14DE]
Prayers
Memorial Day Prayer: Dean C. Ahlberg, E1205 [14JN]
Press releases
ICI Lauds Formation of the Financial Literacy Caucus: Investment Company Institute, H1801 [6AP]
NASAA Commends Launch of Congressional Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus: North American Securities Administrators Association, H1801 [6AP]
National Association of Mortgage Brokers Applauds Resolution Declaring April ``Financial Literacy Month'': National Association of Mortgage Brokers, H1800 [6AP]
NCEE Applauds Launch of ``Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus'': National Council on Economic Education, H1800 [6AP]
Remarks in House
American Jewish History Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 315), H11600-H11602, H11604 [14DE], E2552 [15DE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H2792-H2800 [3MY], H2885 [4MY], E845 [3MY], E896, E907 [5MY], E927 [10MY], E969 [13MY]
———observance (H. Res. 280), H3722-H3724 [23MY], E1069 [24MY], E1095 [25MY]
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Lansdowne Christian Church's Memorial Day observance, E533 [5AP]
Black History Month: observance, H498 [9FE], H769-H777 [17FE], E201 [9FE], E234, E236 [15FE], E249, E251, E252, E254, E255, E257, E258, E259, E260, E261 [16FE], E267, E268, E272 [17FE], E277, E280, E282, E284, E285, E287, E288, E292 [18FE], E317 [1MR], E327 [2MR], E408, E414, E430 [10MR]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9107, H9108 [26OC], H9281 [27OC], E2175 [25OC], E2188 [27OC], E2221 [28OC]
Caribbean-American Heritage Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 71), H4076 [26MY], H5192-H5194 [27JN], E1464 [12JY]
Christmas Day: protect symbols and traditions, H11116 [7DE]
———protect symbols and traditions (H. Res. 579), H11596-H11600, H11604 [14DE], E2566, E2579 [17DE], E2616 [19DE]
Cinco de Mayo: observance, E889, E894, E899 [5MY]
Constitution Day: observance, H7822 [13SE], E1858 [15SE]
Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 123), H1901 [13AP], E632 [13AP]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: observance, E812, E824 [28AP]
Earth Day: observance, H2134, H2138 [19AP], H2452 [21AP], E665 [15AP], E745, E751 [22AP], E884 [5MY]
Elections: require general Federal elections to be held the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in November (H.R. 1647), E650 [14AP], E667 [15AP]
Father's Day: observance, E1272 [17JN]
Financial Literacy Month: support goals and ideals, H2154 [20AP]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 148), H1797-H1802 [6AP], H1871 [12AP]
Global Family Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 317), E2546 [15DE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: observance, H1749-H1753 [5AP], E556 [6AP], E573, E575, E579, E588 [7AP], E614 [12AP]
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (H. Con. Res. 62), E227 [14FE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, E1863, E1878, E1879 [15SE], E1973 [28SE], E2057, E2069 [7OC], E2113 [18OC], E2148 [20OC], E2176 [25OC]
Independence Day: observance, H5597 [30JN], E1438 [1JY]
International Women's Day: observance, H992, H1003, H1005 [8MR], H1028, H1206 [9MR], E643 [13AP]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4726 [20JN]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 487), H11338-H11341 [13DE], E2584, E2601 [17DE], E2618 [19DE]
Memorial Day: observance, H3899 [25MY], H4077, H4119, H4122 [26MY], E1078 [24MY], E1103, E1111, E1120, E1123, E1132 [26MY], E1220 [14JN]
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H8218, H8219 [21SE], E1700 [29JY], E1832 [13SE], E1903 [20SE], E1908 [21SE], E1978 [28SE]
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E1045, E1047, E1052 [20MY]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 30), H430-H437 [9FE], E210 [10FE], E252 [16FE]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 15), H8656, H8658 [6OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 218), H2751-H2756 [3MY]
National Chemistry Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 457), H8812-H8815 [17OC], E1921 [21SE], E2287 [7NO]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, E832 [28AP]
National Children's Day: designate (H. Res. 103), E248 [15FE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: observance, E694 [19AP]
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 491), H8815-H8817 [17OC]
National Day of Prayer: observance, H3031 [5MY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2216 [28OC]
———support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 209), H8370-H8374 [27SE], H8820 [17OC], E1975 [28SE], E1995, E2001 [29SE], E2205 [27OC]
National Eye Donor Month: observance, E513 [17MR]
National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E2236 [1NO]
National Fire Prevention Week: observance, H8739 [7OC]
National Health Center Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 289), H6390-H6392 [25JY], E1654 [27JY], E1716 [29JY], E1762 [6SE]
National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 250), H3028, H3029 [5MY], E874, E877 [4MY], E929, E933 [11MY]
National HIV Testing Day: support goals and ideals, E1434 [1JY]
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 312), H5181-H5183 [27JN], H5257 [28JN], E1200 [9JN], E1379 [28JN]
National Hospice Month: observance, H9559 [3NO]
National Hunger Awareness Day: observance, H4207 [8JN], E1197 [9JN]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), H8712-H8714 [6OC], E2012, E2037, E2042 [6OC], E2051, E2053 [7OC]
National Manufacturing Week: support goals (H. Res. 16), H1003 [8MR], E396 [9MR], E425 [10MR]
National Men's Health Week: observance, H4492 [15JN], E1220 [14JN]
National Mentoring Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 46), H174 [25JA], H357-H360 [8FE], E223 [10FE], E241 [15FE]
National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H4053 [25MY]
National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, E740 [22AP]
National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]
National Missing Children's Day: observance, H3898 [25MY]
National Nurses Week: observance, E946 [11MY]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 245), E936 [11MY], E967 [13MY]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 444), H9709-H9713 [7NO], E2295 [8NO], E2337 [10NO]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H11113 [7DE]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1858 [15SE]
National Puerto Rican Day Parade: tribute, E1147 [7JN]
National Safe Boating Week: recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for promotion efforts (H. Res. 243), H3737 [23MY], E1095 [25MY], E1110 [26MY]
National School Lunch Week: observance, E2029 [6OC]
National Small Business Week: observance, E809, E810 [28AP]
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month: observance, E2236 [1NO]
National Tartan Day: establish (H. Res. 41), H1029-H1031 [9MR], E473 [17MR], E577 [7AP]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 483), H12213 [18DE]
National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (H. Res. 150), E420 [10MR]
National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 333), H5610-H5612 [11JY], E1462, E1466 [12JY], E1499 [15JY]
National Women's Health Week: observance, E1034 [20MY]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 276), H8658, H8659 [6OC], E2014 [6OC]
Parents Day: observance, H6209 [21JY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E1020 [19MY]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 266), H3274 [16MY], E964 [13MY], E1080 [24MY]
Police Week: observance, H3193-H3195 [11MY], E951, E953 [12MY]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition, E326 [2MR]
Rosh Hashanah: observance, E2054, E2060 [7OC]
Small Business Week: observance, H5746 [13JY], E872 [4MY]
St. Patrick's Day: observance, H1625 [17MR], E477 [17MR]
Veterans Day: observance, H10046 [9NO], H10147, H10148, H10149, H10150, H10153 [10NO], E2184 [27OC], E2306 [9NO], E2324, E2332, E2336, E2337 [10NO], E2411 [18NO]
Voting: allow voter registration on Election Day, E41 [6JA]
———establish election day as a legal public holiday (H.R. 63), E23 [4JA]
Winter Outdoors Month: designate (H. Res. 557), E2363 [15NO], E2373 [16NO]
Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), H5804 [14JY], H5969, H5970, H5971 [19JY], H6387, H6388 [25JY], E1606, E1632, E1641, E1652, E1654 [27JY]
Women's History Month: observance, E532 [5AP], E663 [15AP]
World AIDS Day: observance, E2452, E2460 [6DE]
Year of Languages: designate (H. Res. 122), H997-H1000 [8MR], H5035 [23JN], E397 [9MR], E473 [17MR]
Year of the Museum: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 389), E1880 [15SE]
Yom Kippur: observance, E2060 [7OC]
Remarks in Senate
American Jewish History Month: observance (S. Con. Res. 73), S13857 [16DE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S5066 [12MY], S6011 [26MY]
Black History Month: observance, S1111 [8FE], S1709 [18FE], S1789-S1791 [28FE]
———observance (S. Res. 44), S1139 [8FE], S1149 [9FE], S6387 [13JN]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, S11555, S11556 [19OC], S11735 [21OC], S11765 [24OC], S11818 [25OC], S12074 [31OC]
Constitution Day: observance, S10103, S10110 [15SE]
DAR: tribute to Monroe, LA, Fort Miro chapter's celebration of Constitution Week, S9633 [6SE]
Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 56), S1560 [16FE], S1607 [17FE], S1956 [2MR]
Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans: designate (S. Res. 123), S4264 [26AP]
———designate (S. Res. 128), S4602 [28AP]
Drive Safer Sunday: designate (S. Res. 326), S13417 [18NO]
Earth Day: observance, S4101 [21AP], S4149 [22AP]
Endangered Species Day: designate (S. Res. 219), S9308 [28JY]
Extension Living Well Week: designate (S. Res. 67), S1811 [28FE]
Family History Month: designate (S. Res. 266), S11166 [5OC]
Father's Day: observance, S6716-S6718 [16JN]
Feed America Thursday: designate (S. Res. 298), S12358 [3NO]
———designate (S. Res. 314), S12869 [15NO]
Financial Literacy Month: designate (S. Res. 88), S3068, S3087 [17MR]
Global Family Day: observance (S. Con. Res. 72), S13856 [16DE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (S. Res. 75), S2295 [8MR]
Hanukkah: observance, S13969 [17DE]
Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S10372 [22SE], S10713 [29SE], S11300 [7OC]
———observance (S. Res. 238), S10055 [14SE], S10057, S10067, S10110 [15SE], S11473 [18OC]
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: prohibit funding for observance activities, S11875, S11876 [26OC]
Holocaust Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 90), S3088 [17MR]
Independence Day: observance, S7887, S7888 [1JY]
International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 74), S2289-S2294 [8MR]
———observance, S2240 [8MR]
Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 283), S11673 [20OC], S13937 [16DE]
Laurel Springs, NC: Smokey Holler Tree Farm winner of National Christmas Tree Association National Christmas Tree Contest, S12946 [16NO]
Lawton, OK: anniversary of Prince of Peace Easter Pageant, S2987 [17MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S139 [24JA]
Memorial Day: observance, S5776 [23MY], S5917 [25MY], S5999, S6005, S6006, S6007 [26MY]
———observance of a National Moment of Remembrance (S. Res. 153), S5805 [23MY]
———restore traditional observance (S. 80), S254 [24JA]
Month of Global Health: designate (S. Res. 225), S9537 [29JY], S11499 [18OC]
Mother's Day: observance, S4535 [28AP]
National Adoption Day: observance, S13154 [17NO], S13355 [18NO]
National Adoption Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 299), S12372 [3NO]
National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 86), S3068 [17MR], S9200 [27JY]
National American Indian Heritage Month: observance, S12836 [15NO]
National Asbestos Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 43), S1138 [8FE], S3086 [17MR]
National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 201), S9201 [27JY]
National Better Hearing and Speech Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 121), S4194 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]
National Campus Safety Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 221), S10055 [14SE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (S. Res. 271), S11327, S11332 [7OC]
National Charter Schools Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 127), S4434 [27AP]
National Child Care Worthy Wage Day: designate (S. Res. 137), S5181 [12MY]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 278), S11498 [18OC]
National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 115), S4036 [20AP], S4788 [9MY]
National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 85), S3067 [17MR]
National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, S12053 [28OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, S11300 [7OC]
———support goals and ideals (S. Res. 282), S11950 [26OC], S12002 [27OC]
National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day: designate (S. Res. 141), S5183 [12MY]
———observance, S9925 [12SE]
National Health Center Week: designate (S. Res. 31), S824 [1FE], S8500 [19JY], S9452 [29JY]
National Hepatitis B Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 117), S4605 [28AP], S4864 [10MY]
National Hispanic Media Week: designate (S. Res. 163), S6240, S6241 [8JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 158), S9200 [27JY]
National Hunger Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 156), S5939 [25MY]
———observance, S6129-S6133 [7JN], S6221 [8JN]
National Internet Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 147), S5450 [18MY]
National Kindergarten Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 119), S4159 [25AP]
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: observance (H. Con. Res. 262), S11297 [7OC]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 223), S9316 [28JY]
National Mammography Day: designate (S. Res. 154), S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]
National Marina Day: designate (S. Res. 217), S9200 [27JY]
National Military Family Month: designate (S. Res. 9), S369 [24JA], S12711 [10NO]
National MPS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 57), S1577 [16FE]
National Parks Week: observance, S4009 [20AP]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 230), S9583 [29JY]
National Public Health Week: observance, S3272 [6AP]
National Purple Heart Recognition Day: support goals and ideals (S. Con. Res. 39), S9317 [28JY]
National Safe Place Week: designate (S. Res. 71), S2501 [10MR], S2642 [14MR]
National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 37), S1308, S1309 [10FE]
National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 112), S3760, S3761 [15AP]
National Small Business Week: observance, S4384-S4386 [27AP]
———observance (S. Res. 120), S4160 [25AP]
National Stalking Awareness Month: designate (S. Con. Res. 10), S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week: designate (S. Res. 275), S11482 [18OC], S13509 [13DE]
National Time Out Day: support goals and ideas (S. Res. 40), S1062 [7FE], S7199 [22JN]
National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 155), S5937 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]
National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: designate (S. Res. 172), S6812 [20JN]
———designate (S. Res. 186), S7924 [1JY]
National Women's Health Week: observance, S4643 [9MY]
National Youth Service Day: designate (S. Res. 105), S3501, S3502 [12AP]
Negro Leaguers Recognition Day: designate (S. Con. Res. 68), S13454 [12DE]
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: designate (S. Res. 130), S4602 [28AP]
Older Americans Month: observance, S4931 [11MY]
Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, S5187 [13MY]
———observance (S. Res. 131), S4538, S4602, S4603 [28AP], S5493 [19MY]
Police Week: observance, S5215 [16MY], S5526, S5527 [19MY], S5578 [20MY]
Psoriasis Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 206), S8753 [22JY], S9318 [28JY]
Read Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S1811 [28FE]
Rosh Hashanah: observance, S11060 [5OC]
Thanksgiving Day: observance, S13315 [18NO]
Veterans Day: observance, S11914 [26OC], S12605 [9NO], S12632, S12635, S12645, S12648 [10NO], S12736 [14NO]
———observance (S. Res. 305), S12703-S12707 [10NO]
Women: establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 59), S9317 [28JY], S9425 [29JY]
Women's History Month: observance, S2981 [17MR]
World AIDS Day: observance, S13444 [12DE], S13496 [13DE]
Year of Foreign Language Study: designate (S. Res. 28), S1692 [17FE]
Year of Polio Education: designate (S. Res. 304), S12693 [10NO], S13417 [18NO]
Year of Study Abroad: designate (S. Res. 308), S12708 [10NO]
Reports filed
Recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for National Safe Boating Week Promotion Efforts: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 109-90), H3767 [23MY]
Statements
Earth Day Anniversary 2005—A Wake Up Call: Gaylord Nelson, S4102 [21AP], E745 [22AP]
Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus Formation: Dan Iannicola, Jr., Dept. of the Treasury, H1800 [6AP]
Greek Independence Day: Constantinos Nicolaou, E614 [12AP]
Walter Ginter Recovering Drug Addict: Walter Ginter, E1903 [20SE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 30, support goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, H430 [9FE]
H. Con. Res. 71, Caribbean-American Heritage Month, H5192 [27JN]
H. Con. Res. 209, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, H8370 [27SE]
H. Con. Res. 315, American Jewish History Month, H11600 [14DE]
H. Res. 15, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, H8656 [6OC]
H. Res. 36, support goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month, H357 [8FE]
H. Res. 41, National Tartan Day, H1029 [9MR]
H. Res. 122, Year of Languages, H997 [8MR]
H. Res. 148, Financial Literacy Month, H1797 [6AP]
H. Res. 218, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, H2751 [3MY]
H. Res. 243, recognize the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and the National Safe Boating Council for National Safe Boating Week promotion efforts, H3737 [23MY]
H. Res. 250, support goals and ideals of National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, H3029 [5MY]
H. Res. 266, support goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day, H3273 [16MY]
H. Res. 276, support goals and ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, H8658 [6OC]
H. Res. 280, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, H3722 [23MY]
H. Res. 289, support goals and ideals of National Health Center Week, H6390 [25JY]
H. Res. 312, National Homeownership Month, H5181 [27JN]
H. Res. 333, support goals and ideals of National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan, H5610 [11JY]
H. Res. 444, Gynecological Resolution for Advancement of Ovarian Cancer Education, H9709 [7NO]
H. Res. 457, support goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week, H8812 [17OC]
H. Res. 483, support goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, H12213 [18DE]
H. Res. 487, support goals and ideals of Korean American Day, H11338 [13DE]
H. Res. 491, support goals and ideals of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, H8815 [17OC]
H. Res. 579, protect symbols and traditions of Christmas Day, H11596 [14DE]
H.J. Res. 59, establish an appropriate day for commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and won the right of women to vote in the U.S., H6387 [25JY]
S. 80, restore traditional Memorial Day observance, S254 [24JA]
S. Con. Res. 10, National Stalking Awareness Month, S1141 [8FE], S12711 [10NO]
S. Con. Res. 19, support goals and ideals of Life Insurance Awareness Month, S2530 [11MR]
S. Con. Res. 20, National Brain Injury Awareness Month, S3072 [17MR]
S. Con. Res. 39, support goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day, S6058 [26MY], S9317 [28JY]
S. Con. Res. 45, support goals and ideals of Life Insurance Awareness Month, S8753 [22JY]
S. Con. Res. 63, support goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day, S12616 [9NO]
S. Con. Res. 68, Negro Leaguers Recognition Day, S13454 [12DE]
S. Con. Res. 72, Global Family Day, S13856 [16DE]
S. Con. Res. 73, American Jewish History Month, S13857 [16DE]
S. Res. 9, National Military Family Month, S369 [24JA], S12711 [10NO]
S. Res. 20, National Mentoring Month, S609 [26JA]
S. Res. 28, Year of Foreign Language Study, S822 [1FE], S1693 [17FE]
S. Res. 31, National Health Center Week, S823 [1FE], S8500 [19JY]
S. Res. 37, National School Counseling Week, S992 [3FE], S1309 [10FE]
S. Res. 40, support goals and ideals of National Time Out Day, S7199 [22JN]
S. Res. 40, support goals and ideas of National Time Out Day, S1062 [7FE]
S. Res. 43, National Asbestos Awareness Day, S1138 [8FE], S3086 [17MR]
S. Res. 44, Black History Month, S1139 [8FE]
S. Res. 56, Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month, S1560 [16FE], S1957 [2MR]
S. Res. 57, National MPS Awareness Day, S1560, S1578 [16FE]
S. Res. 67, Extension Living Well Week, S1810, S1811 [28FE]
S. Res. 68, Read Across America Day, S1810, S1811 [28FE]
S. Res. 71, National Safe Place Week, S2046 [3MR], S2501 [10MR]
S. Res. 74, International Women's Day, S2275, S2294 [8MR]
S. Res. 75, Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, S2275, S2295 [8MR]
S. Res. 85, National Day of the American Cowboy, S3067 [17MR]
S. Res. 86, National Airborne Day, S3067 [17MR]
S. Res. 88, Financial Literacy Month, S3070, S3087 [17MR]
S. Res. 90, Holocaust Commemoration Week, S3070, S3088 [17MR]
S. Res. 105, National Youth Service Day, S3492, S3502 [12AP]
S. Res. 112, National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week, S3753, S3761 [15AP]
S. Res. 115, National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, S4036 [20AP], S4788 [9MY]
S. Res. 117, National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, S4037 [20AP], S4605 [28AP]
S. Res. 119, National Kindergarten Recognition Day, S4160, S4193 [25AP]
S. Res. 120, National Small Business Week, S4161, S4193 [25AP]
S. Res. 121, support goals and ideals of National Better Hearing and Speech Month, S4193 [25AP], S4604 [28AP]
S. Res. 123, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S4264 [26AP]
S. Res. 127, support goals and ideals of National Charter Schools Week, S4429, S4435 [27AP]
S. Res. 128, Dia de los Ninos—Celebrating Young Americans, S4595, S4603 [28AP]
S. Res. 130, North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, S4596, S4604 [28AP]
S. Res. 131, Peace Officers Memorial Day, S4596, S4604 [28AP]
S. Res. 136, National Drug Court Month, S5171, S5181 [12MY]
S. Res. 137, National Child Care Worthy Wage Day, S5171, S5182 [12MY]
S. Res. 138, National Day of the American Cowboy, S5171, S5182 [12MY]
S. Res. 141, National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day, S5172, S5184 [12MY]
S. Res. 147, National Internet Safety Month, S5449, S5451 [18MY]
S. Res. 153, National Moment of Remembrance observance on Memorial Day, S5804 [23MY]
S. Res. 154, National Mammography Day, S5936 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]
S. Res. 155, National Veterans Awareness Week, S5937 [25MY], S7540 [28JN]
S. Res. 156, National Hunger Awareness Day, S5938, S5939 [25MY]
S. Res. 158, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6058 [26MY], S9200 [27JY]
S. Res. 163, National Hispanic Media Week, S6238, S6241 [8JN]
S. Res. 172, National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan, S6767 [16JN]
S. Res. 186, National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan, S7913, S7924 [1JY]
S. Res. 195, National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, S7997 [11JY]
S. Res. 201, National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day, S8490 [19JY], S9201 [27JY]
S. Res. 206, Psoriasis Awareness Month, S8753 [22JY], S9318 [28JY]
S. Res. 215, National Pear Month, S9187 [27JY]
S. Res. 217, National Marina Day, S9188, S9200 [27JY]
S. Res. 218, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S9307 [28JY]
S. Res. 219, Endangered Species Day, S9308 [28JY]
S. Res. 221, support goals and ideals of National Campus Safety Awareness Month, S9308 [28JY], S10055 [14SE]
S. Res. 223, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S9309, S9317 [28JY]
S. Res. 224, Campus Fire Safety Month, S9537 [29JY]
S. Res. 225, Month of Global Health, S9537 [29JY], S11499 [18OC]
S. Res. 230, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S9540, S9583 [29JY]
S. Res. 238, Hispanic Heritage Month, S10048, S10055 [14SE]
S. Res. 253, National `It's Academic' Television Quiz Show Day, S10518 [27SE]
S. Res. 266, Family History Month, S11142, S11166 [5OC]
S. Res. 271, National Character Counts Week, S11326, S11332 [7OC]
S. Res. 275, National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week, S11482 [18OC], S13509 [13DE]
S. Res. 278, National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, S11483, S11498 [18OC]
S. Res. 282, support goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, S11672 [20OC], S11950 [26OC]
S. Res. 283, support goals and ideals of Korean American Day, S11673 [20OC], S13937 [16DE]
S. Res. 298, Feed America Thursday, S12358 [3NO]
S. Res. 299, support goals and ideals of National Adoption Month, S12358, S12372 [3NO]
S. Res. 304, Year of Polio Education, S12693 [10NO], S13417 [18NO]
S. Res. 305, Veterans Day, S12694, S12707 [10NO]
S. Res. 306, honor Army veterans and support mission of Army Freedom Team Salute to recognize unsung heroes who have served this country, S12694, S12708 [10NO]
S. Res. 308, Year of Study Abroad, S12694, S12709 [10NO]
S. Res. 314, Feed America Thursday, S12852, S12869 [15NO]
S. Res. 318, Drive Safer Sunday, S13183 [17NO]
S. Res. 326, Drive Safer Sunday, S13398, S13417 [18NO]
S. Res. 335, National Radiation Protection Professionals Week, S13811 [16DE]
S. Res. 343, Thank Our Defenders Week, S14335 [21DE]