103 STAT. 48 PUBLIC LAW 101-20—MAY 1, 1989 Public Law 101-20 101st Congress Joint Resolution May 1 1989 '^^ invite the houses of worship of this Nation to celebrate the bicentennial of the —••„^ -'—r—— inauguration of George Washington, the first President of the United States, by l£>.d. Kes. yzi ringing bells at 12 noon on Sunday, April 30, 1989. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That— (1) the houses of worship of this Nation are invited to cele- brate the 200th anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States, (2) such houses of worship are requested to ring bells at 12 noon (12 o'clock antemeridiem eastern daylight saving time) on Sunday, April 30, 1989, the date of such anniversary, and to continue, as a tribute to the first President of this Nation, such simultaneous ringing of bells for two full minutes, and (3) the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation acknowledging such celebration. Approved May 1, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 92: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Apr. 5, considered and passed Senate. Apr. 25, considered and passed House.
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