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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 147

 Supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, 
 institutions, and other entities to honor fatherhood on Father's Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                 May 26 (legislative day, May 25), 2001

   Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself and Ms. Carson) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, 
 institutions, and other entities to honor fatherhood on Father's Day.

Whereas children who are raised without their fathers account for 63 percent of 
        youth suicides, 71 percent of pregnant teenagers, 90 percent of homeless 
        and runaway children, 85 percent of behavioral disorders exhibited by 
        children, and 71 percent of high school dropouts, in the United States;
Whereas a father's presence in the life of a child is a powerful deterrent to 
        delinquency;
Whereas children who maintain relationships with their fathers are more likely 
        to develop healthy adult relationships and to feel secure regarding who 
        they are;
Whereas polling data show that Americans believe the most significant familial 
        or social problem facing the United States is the physical absence of 
        the father from the home;
Whereas the United States has the highest number of single-parent households 
        with dependent children of all developed nations;
Whereas children who remain involved with their fathers are 5 times more likely 
        to develop into productive adults; and
Whereas families in the United States will grow and remain healthier and 
        stronger if local communities, States, and the Federal Government assist 
        and support the participation of fathers in the child rearing process: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress supports the efforts and activities of individuals, 
organizations, institutions, and other entities to honor fatherhood on 
Father's Day.
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