HCONRES 266 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11, at 11 a.m. each year.

Introduced Jul 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 25, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 25, 2003
Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that television and radio stations should recognize veterans through a public service announcement or a moment of silence on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year and that the day should be used as an occasion to educate children about the contributions of veterans in defending freedom.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2003 to Feb 11, 2004, with 35 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-MA	Bill Delahunt	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NC	Bob Etheridge	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-MI	Candice S. Miller	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-LA	Christopher John	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NE	Doug Bereuter	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-CA	Doug Ose	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Jul 25, 2003
D-VA	James P. Moran	Original	Jul 25, 2003
R-NY	James T. Walsh	Original	Jul 25, 2003

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Jul 25, 2003Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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