Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Veterans Administration on July 21, 1930.
Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN)Legislative Activity
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On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5919)
July 18, 2005 • 3:28 PM
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Introduced in House
July 13, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1480)
July 13, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 13, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
July 14, 2005
Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
July 18, 2005 • 3:00 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5919-5923)
July 18, 2005 • 3:01 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 361.
July 18, 2005 • 3:01 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5919)
July 18, 2005 • 3:28 PM
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
July 18, 2005 • 3:28 PM
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5919)
July 18, 2005 • 3:28 PM
Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 361 Engrossed in House (EH)]
H. Res. 361
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
July 18, 2005.
Whereas in the history of the United States, more than 48,000,000 citizen-
soldiers have served the Nation in uniform, of whom more than 1,000,000
gave their lives as a consequence of their duties;
Whereas as of July 21, 2005, there are more than 25,000,000 living veterans;
Whereas the Nation's obligation to its veterans is encapsulated in the following
words of President Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, delivered
on March 4, 1865, ``. . . to care for him who shall have borne the
battle and for his widow and his orphan'';
Whereas on July 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover issued an executive order
creating a new agency, the Veterans' Administration, to ``consolidate
and coordinate Government activities affecting war veterans'';
Whereas on October 25, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the
Department of Veterans Affairs Act (Public Law 100-527) under which,
effective as of March 15, 1989, the Veterans' Administration was
established as an executive department and redesignated as the
Department of Veterans Affairs, with the mission of providing Federal
benefits to veterans and their families; and
Whereas in 2005, the 230,000 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs
continue the tradition of their predecessors, caring for the Nation's
veterans with dedication and compassion and upholding the high standards
required of them as stewards of the public's gratitude to those
veterans: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the
Veterans' Administration; and
(2) acknowledges the achievements of the employees of the Veterans'
Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs and commends them
for their contributions to the Nation's veterans.
Attest:
Clerk.