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S 429 106th Congress Senate Commemorations Democracy Government Operations and Politics History Holidays Lincoln Administration Roosevelt Administration Special weeks Washington Administration

A bill to designate the legal public holiday of "Washington's Birthday " as "Presidents' Day" in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to the development of our Nation and the principles of freedom and democracy.

Introduced: February 12, 1999 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 4, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1649)
Feb 12, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 12, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should issue a proclamation declaring the week that begins on the Sunday before Presidents' Day of each year as United States Presidential History Week.

Redesignates the legal public holiday of Washington's Birthday as Presidents' Day in honor of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt and in recognition of the importance of the institution of the Presidency and the contributions that Presidents have made to our nation's development and the principles of freedom and democracy.

What's happening now March 4, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1649)

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