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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 144 

Recognizing and celebrating the centennial of the United States Navy Reserve. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 4, 2015 

Ms. HAHN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and celebrating the centennial of the United 

States Navy Reserve. 

Whereas the United States Navy Reserve was established on 

March 3, 1915, pursuant to the Naval Appropriations 

Act of 1916; 

Whereas the establishment of the Navy Reserve was due to 

a determined campaign by then Secretary of the Navy 

Josephus Daniels and his assistant, future President 

Franklin D. Roosevelt; 

Whereas the vigilance of the members of the Navy Reserve 

has been instrumental to the preservation of the freedom, 

security, and prosperity enjoyed by the people of the 

United States; 

Whereas the Navy Reserve has always acted as a bolstering 

support system for the regular Navy; 


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Whereas the Navy Reserve provides essential naval war fighting capabilities and expertise, which are strategically 

aligned with mission requirements, as members of the 

Navy Reserve continue to be valued for their readiness, 

innovation, and agility; 

Whereas by 1945 (30 years into its existence) over 3 million 

sailors had served in World War I or World War II as 

members of the Navy Reserve; 

Whereas, over the years, the Navy Reserve has assisted the 

regular Navy in creating and sustaining high technology 

ships, while also providing sailors for almost every armed 

conflict since World War I; 

Whereas the role of the United States as a world leader requires a military force that is well-trained, well-equipped, 

and appropriately sized; 

Whereas the people of the United States will forever be in 

debt to the men and women of the Navy Reserve as they 

have, and will continue to, bolster the United States with 

the world’s strongest Navy; 

Whereas the Navy Reserve has and continues to represent its 

motto of ‘‘Ready Then. Ready Now. Ready Always.’’; and 

Whereas the Navy Reserve, in executing a range of missions 

over the years, has continued to display to the world a 

number of core American values, including compassion, 

to show its flexibility by responding to unforeseen events, 

and to demonstrate its ability to provide support to the 

United States Armed Forces and project a stabilizing 

force: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) recognizes the role and wisdom of Secretary 

2 of the Navy Josephus Daniels and future President 

3 Franklin D. Roosevelt in helping to establish the 

4 Navy Reserve; 

5 (2) recognizes and celebrates the centennial of 

6 the Navy Reserve and the role of the Navy Reserve 

7 as a component of the United States Armed Forces; 

8 (3) commends the efforts of the Navy Reserve 

9 in supporting the Navy, Marine Corps, and Joint 

10 Force, including the mobilization of Reserve sailors 

11 to support overseas contingency operations; and 

12 (4) honors the sacrifices made and services ren13 dered by the members of the Navy Reserve who pro14 tect and serve the United States. 

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