A resolution expressing support for the American GI Forum.

Bill: 113-sres-399
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2014-03-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Racial and ethnic relations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1777-1778)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Expresses support for and commends the mission, goals, and ideals of the American GI Forum and its members. </p> <p>Encourages others to join with the Forum to ensure that veterans are never again denied the benefits they have earned through their service.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 26, 2014 Mr. Cornyn submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing support for the American GI Forum.

Whereas millions of Hispanic veterans returning home from World War II were segregated from other veterans groups and wrongfully denied services by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Whereas in response to such inequities, Hector P. Garcia, a United States Army veteran and physician from Corpus Christi, Texas, founded the American GI Forum (AGIF) on March 26, 1948; Whereas the motto of AGIF is Education is our Freedom and Freedom Should be Everybody's Business ; Whereas in 1998, AGIF was granted a Federal charter pursuant to an Act of Congress (Public Law 105–231); Whereas one of the purposes stated in the AGIF charter is fostering and enlarging equal educational opportunities, equal economic opportunities, equal justice under the law, and equal political opportunities for all United States citizens, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin ; Whereas the flagship Veterans Service Center of the AGIF National Veterans Outreach Program is based in San Antonio, Texas, and provides a continuum of care to veterans in need, including employment training, counseling, and a homeless veterans reintegration program; Whereas the AGIF Residential Center for Homeless Veterans has 80 transitional beds and 60 single-room apartments dedicated to the needs of our Nation's homeless veterans; Whereas AGIF is now the largest federally chartered Hispanic veterans organization in the United States, with chapters in 40 States and Puerto Rico; and Whereas AGIF continues to be a beacon of hope and an avenue for community involvement for returning veterans: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) supports and commends the mission, goals, and ideals of the American GI Forum and its members; and (2) encourages others to join with the American GI Forum to ensure that veterans are never again denied the benefits they have earned through their service.