IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 499 
Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2023, as ‘‘Women 
Veterans Appreciation Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2023 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mrs. 
LUNA, and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2023, 
as ‘‘Women Veterans Appreciation Day’’. 
Whereas, throughout all periods of the history of the United 
States, women have proudly served the United States to 
secure and preserve freedom and liberty for— 
(1) the people of the United States; and 
(2) the allies of the United States; 
Whereas women have formally been a part of the United 
States Armed Forces since the establishment of the Army 
Nurse Corps in 1901, but have informally served since 
the inception of the United States military; 
Whereas women have served honorably and with valor, in-
cluding— 
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(1) disguised as male soldiers during the American 
Revolution and the Civil War; 
(2) as nurses during World War I and World War 
II; and 
(3) in combat roles in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and 
Afghanistan. 
Whereas, as of October 2021, women constitute 17 percent 
of United States Armed Forces personnel on active duty, 
including— 
(1) 21 percent of active duty personnel in the Air 
Force; 
(2) 21 percent of active duty personnel in the Navy; 
(3) 16 percent of active duty personnel in the Army; 
(4) 9 percent of active duty personnel in the Marine 
Corps; 
(5) 20 percent of active duty personnel in the Space 
Force; and 
(6) 15 percent of active duty personnel in the Coast 
Guard. 
Whereas, as of October 2021, women constitute nearly 21 
percent of personnel in the National Guard and Reserves; 
Whereas as of 2021— 
(1) the population of women veterans exceeded 
2,000,000, which represents an exponential increase from 
713,000 women veterans in 1980; and 
(2) women veterans constitute approximately 10 per-
cent of the total veteran population; 
Whereas women are the fastest growing group in the veteran 
population; 
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Whereas an estimated one in three women veterans enrolled 
in the VA Healthcare System report having experienced 
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) during military service; 
Whereas the United States is proud of and appreciates the 
service of all women veterans who have demonstrated 
great skill, sacrifice, and commitment to defending the 
principles upon which the United States was founded and 
which the United States continues to uphold; 
Whereas women veterans have unique stories and should be 
encouraged to share their recollections through the Vet-
erans History Project, which has worked since 2000 to 
collect and share the personal accounts of wartime vet-
erans in the United States; 
Whereas, on June 12, 1948, all women were, for the first, 
time, authorized by statute to serve as permanent, reg-
ular members of the armed forces with the signing of the 
Women’s Armed Services Integration Act by President 
Truman; and 
Whereas, by designating June 12, 2023, as ‘‘Women Vet-
erans Appreciation Day’’, the House of Representatives 
can— 
(1) highlight the growing presence of women in the 
Armed Forces and the National Guard; and 
(2) pay respect to women veterans for their dutiful 
military service: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex-
presses support for the designation of ‘‘Women Veterans 
Appreciation Day’’ to recognize the service and sacrifices 
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of women veterans who have served valiantly on behalf of 
the United States. 
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