IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 859 
Honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans on Veterans Day, 
2023. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2023 
Mr. GUEST (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
DUNN of Florida, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. BICE, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Ms. MACE, Mr. GIMENEZ, 
Mr. LATTA, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mrs. CAMMACK, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. 
EDWARDS, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. PENCE, Mr. POSEY, Mrs. 
HARSHBARGER, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. SANTOS, Mr. MILLS, Mrs. 
HINSON, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. LATURNER, 
Mr. MCCORMICK, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. GOODEN of 
Texas, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. MANN, Mr. NICKEL, 
Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. 
BAIRD, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
MOLINARO, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. EZELL, and 
Mr. COSTA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans on 
Veterans Day, 2023. 
Whereas President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11, 
1919, as the first observance of Armistice Day, on the 
one-year anniversary of the end of hostilities in World 
War I; 
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•HRES 859 IH 
Whereas, in 1938, Congress passed a law to establish Novem-
ber 11 annually as Armistice Day to honor World War 
I veterans; 
Whereas, following heroic actions from servicemembers in 
World War II and the Korean War, Congress passed 
Public Law 380 in 1954, to change Armistice Day to 
Veterans Day; 
Whereas Veterans Day honors all veterans who have served 
in the United States military; 
Whereas a 2020 report from the United States Census Bu-
reau indicates that since the founding of the country 
more than 41,000,000 Americans have earned the title of 
veteran; 
Whereas the United States Census Bureau reports that ap-
proximately 16,200,000 Americans were veterans in 
2022, having served in the Armed Forces from World 
War II to post-September 11; 
Whereas veterans have kept the darkness of evil from extin-
guishing the blessed light of freedom; 
Whereas veterans have gone forward to fight kaisers, 
commissars, fascists, Nazis, and terrorists to preserve the 
freedoms of the United States; 
Whereas the families of America’s veterans also sacrifice 
greatly for the United States; 
Whereas veterans must continue to receive the services and 
support they rightfully deserve; and 
Whereas veterans service organizations and other groups pro-
vide critical advocacy on behalf of America’s veterans: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 859 IH 
(1) honors the service and sacrifice of America’s 
veterans; and 
(2) calls on the people of the United States to 
observe Veterans Day in recognition of the heroic 
actions of America’s veterans to protect the United 
States and allow freedom to endure. 
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