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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 237 

Supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2007 

Mr. BACA (for himself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. HALL of New 

York, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BERMAN, 

Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BARROW, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mrs. 

CHRISTENSEN, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. SPACE, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. 

HARE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans 

Day each year. 

Whereas veterans of service in the United States Armed 

Forces have served the Nation with honor and at great 

personal sacrifice; 

Whereas the American people owe the security of the Nation 

to those who have defended it; 

Whereas on Memorial Day each year, the Nation honors 

those who lost their lives in service to the Nation; 

Whereas on Veterans Day each year, the Nation honors those 

who have defended democracy by serving in the Armed 

Forces; 


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Whereas the observance of Memorial Day and Veterans Day 

is an expression of faith in democracy, faith in American 

values, and faith that those who fight for freedom will defeat those whose cause is unjust; 

Whereas section 116(a) of title 36, United States Code, provides that ‘‘The last Monday in May is Memorial Day’’ 

and section 116(b) of that title requests the President to 

issue a proclamation each year calling on the people of 

the United States to observe Memorial Day by praying, 

according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace, designating a period of time on Memorial 

Day during which the people may unite in prayer for a 

permanent peace, calling on the people of the United 

States to unite in prayer at that time, and calling on the 

media to join in observing Memorial Day and the period 

of prayer; 

Whereas section 4 of the National Moment of Remembrance 

Act (Public Law 106–579) provides, ‘‘The minute beginning at 3:00 p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day each year 

is designated as the ‘National Moment of Remembrance’ ’’; and 

Whereas Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, provides that ‘‘Memorial Day, the last Monday in May’’ and 

‘‘Veteran’s Day, November 11’’ are legal public holidays: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) encourages Americans to demonstrate their 

3 support for veterans on Veterans Day each year by 

4 treating that day as a special day of reflection; 


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1 (2) encourages schools and teachers to educate 

2 students on the great contributions veterans have 

3 made to the country and its history, both while serv4 ing as members of the United States Armed Forces 

5 and after completing their service; and 

6 (3) requests that the President issue a procla7 mation each year in connection with the observance 

8 of Veterans Day calling on the people of the United 

9 States to observe that day with appropriate cere10 monies and activities. 

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