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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2185
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2013
Mr. Lynch (for himself, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pocan, and Ms. Tsongas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Veterans Day Moment of Silence
Act
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Observance of Veterans Day
Two minutes of silence
Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Veterans Day
The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on Veterans Day in honor of the service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the Nation, beginning at—
3:11 p.m. Atlantic standard time;
2:11 p.m. eastern standard time;
1:11 p.m. central standard time;
12:11 p.m. mountain standard time;
11:11 a.m. Pacific standard time;
10:11 a.m. Alaska standard time; and
9:11 a.m. Hawaii-Aleutian standard time.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
145. Veterans Day.
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