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National Capital Tartan Day Committee Secures Passage of Congressional Resolution for National Tartan Day

On March 9, 2005, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted House Resolution 41, which designates April 6th of each year as "National Tartan Day.” National Tartan Day was created to recognize the contributions that were made by Scottish-Americans to the development of the United States.

H.Res.41 Chief Sponsors were Congressmen Mike McIntyre from North Carolina and John Duncan from Tennessee. In addition to the two chief sponsors, the resolution had 54 co-sponsors, which include Congresswoman Candice Miller of Michigan, Congressman Danny K. Davis of Illinois and Congressman Alcee Hastings of Florida, who all addressed the House of Representatives in favor of the resolution.

This action completes the efforts that began in 1998 when the 105th Congress passed a similar resolution, Senate Resolution 155.

Click here for the complete text of the Congressional Record on Tartan Day.

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