(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for the goals of : (1) Acadian Heritage Week (third week in September); and (2) A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (July 28) as established by Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Proclamation in which the sufferings of the Acadian people were acknowledged.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H. Res. 294 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 294
Supporting the goals of ``A Day of Commemoration of the Great
Upheaval'', and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 24, 2005
Mr. Boustany submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals of ``A Day of Commemoration of the Great
Upheaval'', and for other purposes.
Whereas on March 3, 1699, France established the French colony of Louisiana, and
this event was commemorated in 1999 as FrancoFete 99 and the Congres
Mondial Acadien-Louisiane 1999;
Whereas on December 9, 2003, a royal proclamation was signed in Canada in which
Queen Elizabeth II acknowledged for the first time the wrongs committed
in the name of the English Crown during the Acadian deportation of 1755;
Whereas this royal proclamation sets July 28th of every year, beginning in 2005,
as ``A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval'';
Whereas the 10,000 men, women, and children exiled from Nova Scotia two and a
half centuries ago are the ancestors of many of south Louisiana's
French-Acadian or Cajun people;
Whereas in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory
from France, and the French Napoleonic Civil Code was adopted as the
basis of Louisiana's civil law system which continues to the present;
Whereas in 1968, the Louisiana Legislature created the Council for the
Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) and mandated that the
agency promote French for economic, educational, and touristic purposes;
Whereas since its creation, CODOFIL has recruited teachers from the
international community to come to Louisiana to teach French in
Louisiana schools;
Whereas there are 30 French immersion schools in Louisiana, and Louisiana leads
the Nation in bilingual education;
Whereas Louisiana is officially bilingual pursuant to section 51 of title 1,
Louisiana Revised Statutes, which states ``Any act or contract made or
executed in the French language is as legal and binding upon the parties
as if it had been made or executed in the English language'';
Whereas in 2004, the Louisiana Legislature declared Acadian Heritage Week to be
the third week in September and urged schools in Louisiana to teach
children about their Acadian history, culture, and heritage; and
Whereas in 2005, the world will memorialize the 250th anniversary of the Acadian
deportation and observe a day of remembrance of the suffering of the
Acadian people as a result of their deportation by the British Crown (as
memorialized in Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Proclamation dated December
9, 2003): Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) supports the goals of Acadian Heritage Week; and
(2) supports the goals of ``A Day of Commemoration of the
Great Upheaval'', as established by Queen Elizabeth II's Royal
Proclamation, signed on December 9, 2003, in which the
sufferings of the Acadian people were acknowledged.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6392-6393)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 294.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6392)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6392)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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