[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 367 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 367 To provide a Congressional Medal to the courageous citizen who exposed the conspiracy to murder millions of Americans. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 1994 Mr. Stark introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION To provide a Congressional Medal to the courageous citizen who exposed the conspiracy to murder millions of Americans. Whereas one or more tobacco companies have known for decades that cigarette smoking is addictive and threatens the health and life of its users; Whereas one or more tobacco companies have continued to market tobacco products for financial gain in spite of their knowledge that tobacco products are addictive and threaten the health and life of their users; Whereas concealing this information is, in fact, a conspiracy to murder millions of Americans; Whereas someone has made public some of these concealed documents, thus potentially helping save millions of Americans in the future; Whereas one tobacco company and its law firm are seeking to punish the whistleblower through legal action; and Whereas anyone with any common sense recognizes that the true criminals are those who concealed evidence that they were plotting the murder of millions of Americans and that the person who exposes this plot is displaying a true sense of civic duty which should be rewarded: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress shall bestow a Congressional Medal of Appreciation for Public Spirit to the courageous citizen who made the concealed documents public. <all>