IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 128 
Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 2024, as ‘‘Veterans 
of Foreign Wars of the United States Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 
Mr. VAN ORDEN (for himself, Mr. DELUZIO, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. MILLS, Mr. 
NORMAN, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MAST, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MIL-
LER of Ohio, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. HAGEMAN, 
Mrs. BICE, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mrs. 
CHAVEZ-DEREMER, 
Mr. 
MCCORMICK, 
Mr. 
ZINKE, 
Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BOST, Mr. EZELL, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. 
LANDSMAN, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
BEAN of Florida, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. LALOTA, Mr. CISCOMANI, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. 
POCAN, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of September 29, 
2024, as ‘‘Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
Day’’. 
Whereas the organization now known as the Veterans of For-
eign Wars of the United States was founded in Colum-
bus, Ohio, on September 29, 1899, in the aftermath of 
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the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrec-
tion; 
Whereas the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars of the United States will occur on 
September 29, 2024; 
Whereas the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
has, for the past 125 years, provided voluntary and un-
selfish service to the Armed Forces, veterans, and the 
Nation by advocating for overarching veterans’ benefits 
programs, facilitating veterans transitioning back to civil-
ian society, serving the communities in which veterans 
live, and taking a national leadership role on substantive 
issues important to all veterans of the Armed Forces; and 
Whereas the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars of the United States provides an 
opportunity to recognize, honor, and pay tribute to the 
nearly 1,000,000 veterans of the Armed Forces rep-
resented by that organization who served in combat from 
World War II to the present day: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) expresses support for the designation of 
‘‘Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
Day’’; 
(2) recognizes the historic significance of the 
125th anniversary of the founding of the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars of the United States; 
(3) congratulates the organization on achieving 
that milestone; 
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(4) commends the nearly 1,000,000 veterans 
who belong to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
United States and thanks them for their service to 
their fellow veterans and the Nation; and 
(5) authorizes and requests the President to 
issue a proclamation calling upon all government 
agencies and the people of the United States to ob-
serve the day with appropriate ceremonies, pro-
grams, and activities. 
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