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Recognizes National Veterans Awareness Week.
Supports the designation of a National Veterans History Project Week.
Calls on the people of the United States to interview at least one veteran in their families or communities according to guidelines provided by the Veterans History Project.
Encourages local, state, and national organizations along with federal, state, city and county governmental institutions to participate in support of the effort to document, preserve, and honor the service of American wartime veterans.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 770 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 770
Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History
Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project
that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served
our nation in times of war and conflict.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 23, 2007
Mr. Porter (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kind, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Wamp) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History
Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project
that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served
our nation in times of war and conflict.
Whereas the Veterans History Project was established by a unanimous vote of the
United States Congress to collect and preserve the wartime stories of
American veterans;
Whereas Congress charged the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
to undertake the Veterans History Project and to engage the public in
the creation of a collection of oral histories that would be a lasting
tribute to individual veterans and an abundant resource for scholars;
Whereas there are 17,000,000 wartime veterans in America whose stories can
educate people of all ages about important moments and events in the
history of the United States and the world and provide instructive
narratives that illuminate the meanings of ``service'', ``sacrifice'',
``citizenship'', and ``democracy'';
Whereas the Veterans History Project relies on a corps of volunteer
interviewers, partner organizations, and an array of civic minded
institutions nationwide who interview veterans according to the
guidelines it provides;
Whereas increasing public participation in the Veterans History Project will
increase the number of oral histories that can be collected and
preserved and increase the number of veterans it so honors; and
Whereas ``National Veterans Awareness Week'' commendably preceded this
resolution in the years 2005 and 2006: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes ``National Veterans Awareness Week'';
(2) supports the designation of a ``National Veterans
History Project Week'';
(3) calls on the people of the United States to interview
at least one veteran in their families or communities according
to guidelines provided by the Veterans History Project; and
(4) encourages local, State, and national organizations
along with Federal, State, city and county governmental
institutions to participate in support of the effort to
document, preserve, and honor the service of American wartime
veterans.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12472-12474)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 770.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12472-12473)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12472-12473)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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