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.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 1, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseSep 30, 2003
- Agreed to in SenateOct 31, 2003
Summary
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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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 1, 2003Markup Jun 26, 2003Reported Jul 10, 2003 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 1, 2003Discharged Oct 31, 2003 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 31, 2003Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13742-13743)
- Oct 31, 2003Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13742-13743)
- Oct 31, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 1, 2003Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13742 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Pat Roberts R-KS, Sam Brownback R-KS | Oct 31, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8988, H8989Text printed H8988 | Jerry Moran R-KS, Michael H. Michaud D-ME, Tom Udall D-NM | Sep 30, 2003 |
Research
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Committee report
Titles 1
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- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 1, 2003Referred in Senate
- Sep 30, 2003Engrossed in House
- Jul 10, 2003Reported in House
- May 1, 2003Introduced in House
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