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<dc:title>116 HRES 1000 IH: Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2020, as Women Veterans Appreciation Day.</dc:title>
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<dc:type>H. RES. </dc:type>
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<dc:title>Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2020, as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day”.</dc:title>
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<action><date date="2020-06-11"><inline class="smallCaps">June </inline>11, 2020</date><actionDescription><sponsor bioGuideId="S001207">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Sherrill</inline></sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor bioGuideId="B001285">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Brownley</inline> of California</cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="H001085">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Houlahan</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="L000591">Mrs. <inline class="smallCaps">Luria</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="B001286">Mrs. <inline class="smallCaps">Bustos</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="M001188">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Meng</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="B001308">Mr. <inline class="smallCaps">Brindisi</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="W000797">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Wasserman Schultz</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="M001163">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Matsui</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="U000040">Ms. <inline class="smallCaps">Underwood</inline></cosponsor>, <cosponsor bioGuideId="D000624">Mrs. <inline class="smallCaps">Dingell</inline></cosponsor>, and <cosponsor bioGuideId="A000376">Mr. <inline class="smallCaps">Allred</inline></cosponsor>) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the <committee committeeId="HGO00">Committee on Oversight and Reform</committee></actionDescription></action></preface>
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<main styleType="traditional" id="HEBE14D4DB56B4C778AF2A17EFE862B80"><longTitle><docTitle>RESOLUTION</docTitle><officialTitle>Expressing support for the designation of June 12, 2020, as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day”.</officialTitle></longTitle><preamble>
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<recital><p class="inline">Whereas throughout all periods of the history of the United States, women have proudly served the United States to secure and preserve freedom and liberty for—</p>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/1" id="H6F883A28592A459B94D869BD74D0893B" class="indent1"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>the people of the United States; and</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/2" id="H0EE32EC7DF7841A08C28E0D01DECCEF2" class="indent1"><num value="2">(2) </num><content>the allies of the United States;</content></paragraph></recital>
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<recital>Whereas women have formally been a part of the United States Armed Forces since the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901, but have informally served since the inception of the United States military;</recital>
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<recital><p class="inline">Whereas women have served honorably and with valor, including—</p>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/1" id="H70346D9780F5450684A5CF957A728148" class="indent1"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>disguised as male soldiers during the American Revolution and the Civil War;</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/2" id="H3BA52D2087274DB8B47995B878D23B6B" class="indent1"><num value="2">(2) </num><content>as nurses during World War I and World War II; and </content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/3" id="H8377CDCF9A5445DBAD695BC7B99824C4" class="indent1"><num value="3">(3) </num><content>as combat helicopter pilots in Afghanistan;</content></paragraph></recital>
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<recital><p class="inline">Whereas, as of April 2020, women constitute approximately 17 percent of United States Armed Forces personnel on active duty, including—</p>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/1" id="H998A3850690D4849999CF0B096A7EFA0" class="indent1"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>21 percent of active duty personnel in the Air Force;</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/2" id="H5C838CD89E4644BF8617A0777CE67E9D" class="indent1"><num value="2">(2) </num><content>20 percent of active duty personnel in the Navy;</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/3" id="H4080A5E9B8A4427E889E96E6F90A0C7D" class="indent1"><num value="3">(3) </num><content>15 percent of active duty personnel in the Army;</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/4" id="HD779263B284A450EA24C2DD215B0DB3A" class="indent1"><num value="4">(4) </num><content>9 percent of active duty personnel in the Marine Corps; and</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/5" id="HF47E11A761E348668D4F3C5691C7980E" class="indent1"><num value="5">(5) </num><content>15 percent of active duty personnel in the Coast Guard;</content></paragraph></recital>
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<recital>Whereas, as of April 2020, women constitute nearly 21 percent of personnel in the National Guard and Reserves;</recital>
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<recital>Whereas, as of April 2020, women comprise nearly 25 percent of the National Guard and Reserves activated to support COVID–19 response efforts;</recital>
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<recital><p class="inline">Whereas by 2020—</p>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/1" id="H3AA5BF8716474B6B91FA37D6684AEA06" class="indent1"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>the population of women veterans is expected to reach 2,000,000, which represents an exponential increase from 713,000 women veterans in 1980; and </content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/2" id="HFE63F00B284B4818B7BD37673A87ADDE" class="indent1"><num value="2">(2) </num><content>women veterans are expected to constitute more than 10 percent of the total veteran population;</content></paragraph></recital>
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<recital>Whereas the United States is proud of and appreciates the service of all women veterans who have demonstrated great skill, sacrifice, and commitment to defending the principles upon which the United States was founded and which the United States continues to uphold;</recital>
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<recital>Whereas women veterans have unique stories and should be encouraged to share their recollections through the Veterans History Project, which has worked since 2000 to collect and share the personal accounts of wartime veterans in the United States; and</recital>
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<recital><p class="inline">Whereas by expressing support for designating June 12, 2020, as “Women Veterans Appreciation Day”, the House of Representatives could—</p>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/1" id="HA0F7A7D08B254119ABBAE7B73FECEFD9" class="indent1"><num value="1">(1) </num><content>highlight the growing presence of women in the Armed Forces and the National Guard; and</content></paragraph>
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<paragraph identifier="/us/resolution/116/hres/1000/2" id="H8A72ECC18A4F456193DDDC469F4A4D53" class="indent1"><num value="2">(2) </num><content>pay respect to women veterans for their dutiful military service: Now, therefore, be it</content></paragraph></recital><resolvingClause><i>Resolved, </i></resolvingClause></preamble><section id="HE85BAD564B7B4FEAB0BCDECD9C0C8103" class="inline"><content class="inline">That the House of Representatives expresses support for the designation of “Women Veterans Appreciation Day” to recognize the service and sacrifices of women veterans who have served valiantly on behalf of the United States.</content></section></main><endMarker>○</endMarker></resolution> |