,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,panetta 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bacon7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,resolution    
,honoring the life1 contributions1 and  
achievements of ,doris ,day as a singer1
 actress1 and animal welfare activist   
and expressing the condolences of the   
,house of ,representatives on her       
passing4  ,whereas ,doris ,mary ,ann    
,von ,kappelhoff was born in            
,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 on ,april #c1 #aibb2
 ,whereas1 as a child1 ,doris was       
encouraged by her father1 ,frederick    
,wilhelm ,von ,kappelhoff 7a music      
teacher1 choir master1 and church       
organist71 and mother1 ,alma ,sophia    
,welz1 to take singing lessons2         
,whereas1 at age #ae while performing   
locally1 ,doris adopted the stage name  
8,day0 for increased marquee appeal2    
,whereas1 in #aidj1 ,ms4 ,day was hired 

by ,les ,brown to perform with his band2
 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day's first signature   
hit 8,sentimental ,journey10 cowritten  
by ,mr4 ,brown1 reached the ,billboard  
charts in #aide1 peaked at the number   
one position1 and launched her into     
music stardom2 ,whereas1 during #aide   
and #aidf1 ,ms4 ,day enjoyed six other  
top ten hits as vocalist of the ,les    
,brown ,band including 8,my ,dreams ,are
 ,getting ,better10 which peaked at the 
number one position1 8,you ,won't ,be   
,satisfied 7,until ,you ,break ,my      
,heart710 8,the ,whole ,world ,is       
,singing ,my ,song10 8,till ,the ,end of
 ,time10 8,tain't ,me10 and 8,i ,got the
 ,sun in the ,mornin'02 ,whereas ,ms4   
,day's first soloist hit 8,love         
,somebody10 recorded as a duet with     
,buddy ,clark1 reached the ,billboard   
charts in #aidh1 peaked at the number   
one position1 and became a ,gold record2
 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day's second soloist hit
 8,it's ,magic10 featured in ,ms4 ,day's
 film debut ,romance on the ,high ,seas1

 reached the ,billboard charts in #aidh1
 peaked at the number two position1 and 
launched her into movie stardom2        
,whereas1 from #aidh to #aige1 ,ms4 ,day
 was featured in #ci films and two      
television shows1 including her popular 
television show1 ,the ,doris ,day ,show2
 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day's performance in the
 film ,pillow ,talk was recognized with 
a ,golden ,globe award in the category  
of ,best ,actress2 ,whereas1 in #aief1  
,ms4 ,day's song 8,que ,sera1 ,sera0 was
 awarded an ,oscar in the category of   
,best ,song for its feature in ,alfred  
,hitchcock's film1 ,the ,man ,who ,knew 
,too ,much2 ,whereas1 in the years      
following her retirement from acting and
 singing in #aige1 ,ms4 ,day devoted her
 efforts to animal welfare activism by  
personally rescuing and placing hundreds
 of neglected animals2 ,whereas ,ms4    
,day founded the ,doris ,day ,animal    
,foundation in #aigh and the ,doris ,day
 ,animal ,league in #aihg with a mission
 to help animals and their caregivers2  

,whereas ,ms4 ,day's foundation         
continues to operate as one of the      
world's largest animal welfare          
organizations2 ,whereas1 inspired by her
 rescue pet named ,duffy1 ,ms4 ,day     
founded the ,duffy ,day ,lifesaving     
,program with the intent to save senior 
and injured animals from euthanasia2    
,whereas ,ms4 ,day became a resident of 
,carmel1 ,california in #aiha and       
enjoyed her life as a community member  
of the central coast of ,california     
until her passing2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day's 
fondness for ,carmel ,valley led her to 
assume co-ownership1 with ,mr4 ,dennis  
,a4 ,le,vett1 of the historic ,cypress  
,inn1 located in ,carmel and renowned as
 one the most pet-friendly businesses in
 the country2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day        
received the ,grammy for ,lifetime      
,achievement in #bjjh1 recognizing her  
many contributions to the entertainment 
industry2 ,whereas ,ms4 ,day was honored
 with the ,presidential ,medal of       
,freedom by ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush

 in #bjjd for her achievements in       
entertainment and advocacy for animal   
welfare2 and ,whereas ,doris ,day is a  
cultural icon for the ,united ,states of
 ,america and revered animal welfare    
activist who made lasting impacts on the
 entertainment industry and the work of 
animal rights activism3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,house of             
,representatives-- 7#a7 honors ,doris   
,day for her significant contributions  
to the music and entertainment          
industries1 for advancing the cause of  
animal welfare activism1 for serving as 
an influence and inspiration to future  
generations1 and for bringing joy to    
millions of people around the world2 and
  7#b7 expresses profound sorrow at the 
death of ,doris ,day and condolences to 
her family1 friends1 and colleagues4