[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 192 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 192 Designating June 6 through 13, 1993, as ``National Soccer Hall of Fame Week''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 1993 Mr. Boehlert introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Designating June 6 through 13, 1993, as ``National Soccer Hall of Fame Week''. Whereas the National Soccer Hall of Fame was established in 1979 in Oneonta, New York, consisting of the National Soccer Museum and Wright National Soccer Campus; Whereas interest in soccer among Americans is growing, as evidenced by the holding of the 1994 World Cup in the United States, and the growing number of world class athletes raised on soccer being recruited to our men's and women's National and Olympic teams; Whereas the Hall of Fame--the National Soccer Museum and Wright Soccer Campus-- is the keeper of the national soccer archives, with a mission to document, preserve, and promote American soccer and its history, and provide educational services throughout the United States; and Whereas National Soccer Hall of Fame Week was created to pay tribute to the history of soccer and to provide those who helped shape that history an opportunity to gather, remember and be remembered: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That June 6 through June 13, 1993 is designated as ``National Soccer Hall of Fame Week'', and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. <all>