PRINTER'S NO. 3618
No. 513 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, CAPPABIANCA, BARD, ADOLPH, ARGALL,
ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BLAUM, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE,
CHADWICK, CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN,
COSTA, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY,
DeWEESE, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK,
FORCIER, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI,
HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAHER, MAJOR,
MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO,
METCALFE, MICOZZIE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUNDY, ORIE, PESCI,
PETRONE, PIPPY, PISTELLA, PLATTS, RAMOS, READSHAW, ROHRER,
ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER,
B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE,
WALKO, WASHINGTON, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YUDICHAK,
ZIMMERMAN AND ZUG, MAY 31, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 31, 2000
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the anniversary of "The Star Spangled Banner" on
2 September 14, 2000.
3 WHEREAS, Our national anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner," was
4 written by an American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, during the War
5 of 1812; and
6 WHEREAS, Francis Scott Key wrote the words while witnessing
7 the British naval attack on Baltimore at Fort McHenry on
8 September 12 and 13, 1814; and
9 WHEREAS, "The Star Spangled Banner" was officially designated
10 our national anthem on March 31, 1931; and
1 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted September
2 14 as National Anthem Day in 1947; therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate
4 September 14, 2000, as the 186th Anniversary of "The Star
5 Spangled Banner."
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