[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 91 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. J. RES. 91
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2004
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act
of 1944.
Whereas on June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill of
Rights;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights provided education and training benefits to more
than 7,800,000 United States veterans and subsequent Acts have provided
those benefits to more than 21,500,000 United States veterans;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights provided unemployment benefits, small business
loans, and job counseling services to assist veterans with the
transition from military service to civilian employment;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights is credited with contributing to the robust
recovery of the United States post-World War II economy, and is largely
recognized as one of the most successful domestic programs of the United
States;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights, and subsequent Acts, established home loan
programs for United States veterans which, since 1944, have guaranteed
more than 17,500,000 loans, totaling aggregate loan amounts of more than
$800,000,000,000, providing home ownership opportunities to millions of
United States veterans and their families; and
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights, and subsequent Acts, have been recognized by
political, business, sociocultural, and educational leaders as landmark
pieces of legislation which have collectively contributed to the
development of the United States middle class: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That Congress--
(1) supports the recognition of the 60th anniversary of the
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944; and
(2) requests the President to issue a proclamation calling on the
people of the United States to observe the 60th anniversary of the
Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2004.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.