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S.Res. 179 (104th)

A resolution concerning a joint meeting of Congress and the closing of the commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

29 September 1995

Last action

29 September 1995 · Introduced

Status

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14797-14798)

Sponsors

Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO]

Subjects

Defence, Education

Source updated

7 April 2025

Defence · Education

Summary

Requires the Senate and the House of Representatives to assemble in the Hall of the House on October 11, 1995, to remember the veterans and those who served on the home front in closing the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of World War II. Designates November 4 through 11, 1995, as a Week of National Remembrance and the Closing of the 50th Anniversary of World War II. Calls for National Days of Prayer on November 4 through 5, 1995, and a World War II Education Day across America on November 8, 1995. Requires commemorations during such week to include the dedication of the future site of the Nation's World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Designates Veterans Day, November 11, 1995, as a "National Day of Observance and Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of World War II. Urges each State Governor and chief executive of political subdivisions of each State to issue a proclamation calling upon citizens to participate on November 11, 1995, at 11 o'clock a.m. in the ringing of the Bells of Peace and Freedom 50 times to signify the 50 years without a world war and the world's hope to achieve another 50 years of peace and freedom.

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Timeline

  1. 29 September 1995

    Passed

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S14797-14798)

    Source: Floor

  2. 29 September 1995

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S14797-14798)

    Source: Floor

  3. 29 September 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Agreed to Senate (text)

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