IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 483 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2009 
Mr. KLINE of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MASSA, Mr. 
THORNBERRY, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CAO, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
TEAGUE, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SIMPSON, Mrs. BONO MACK, 
Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. JONES, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. PATRICK J. MUR-
PHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ADLER of New Jersey, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, 
Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ISSA, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. COLE, Mr. FLEM-
ING, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. HERGER, 
Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. BOOZMAN, 
Mr. AKIN, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. 
MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. GALLEGLY) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Day. 
Whereas veterans of the Spanish-American War and Phil-
ippine Insurrection, the Nation’s first major foreign con-
flicts, faced hardships to include a complete lack of med-
ical care and pensions upon discharge from the service; 
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•HRES 483 IH 
Whereas, on September 29, 1899, the American Veterans of 
Foreign Service and in December 1899, the National So-
ciety of the Army of the Philippines, were established to 
advocate for the rights and benefits then denied to vet-
erans of the Spanish-American War and Philippine In-
surrection; 
Whereas, in subsequent years, membership in these and other 
veterans organizations continued to grow; 
Whereas these veterans organizations, recognizing their com-
mon goals and the importance of unity, merged to form 
the present-day Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
States in 1914; 
Whereas membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars con-
tinued to grow and reached nearly 200,000 in 1936 when 
the organization received its Congressional Charter; 
Whereas the 2.3 million members of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars and Ladies Auxiliary remain committed to the or-
ganization’s mission of ‘‘ensuring rights, remembering 
sacrifices, promoting patriotism, performing community 
services, and advocating for a strong national defense’’; 
Whereas the organization continues this honorable mission by 
effectively advocating for our Nation’s veterans, to in-
clude helping establish the present-day Department of 
Veterans Affairs, creating the Montgomery G.I. Bill, de-
veloping the national cemetery system, and assisting com-
bat wounded veterans receive compensation for their inju-
ries; and 
Whereas the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars cele-
brate the organization’s establishment and achievements 
on September 29th while carrying on the vital mission of 
their predecessors: Now, therefore, be it 
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