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H.Con.Res. 159 · 108th Congress

Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the…

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Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.

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JMR MoranSponsor

No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced May 1, 2003
  2. House Passed Sep 30, 2003
  3. Senate Passed Oct 31, 2003

Encourages Americans to demonstrate their support for veterans on Veterans Day by treating that day as a special day of remembrance.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Oct 31, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Encourages Americans to demonstrate their support for veterans on Veterans Day by treating that day as a special day of remembrance.

Recognizes: (1) Emporia, Kansas, as the founding city of Veterans Day; (2) Alvin J. King as the founder of Veterans Day; and (3) Representative Ed Rees's instrumental efforts to enact into law the observance of Veterans Day.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.

Latest action (Nov 3, 2003): Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Policy area: Commemorations · Origin: House · Introduced: May 1, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced May 1, 2003
  2. House Passed Sep 30, 2003
  3. Senate Passed Oct 31, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.