[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 378 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 378

      Commemorating June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the 
                 Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1994

  Mr. Montgomery (for himself and Mr. Stump) introduced the following 
 joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office 
                           and Civil Service

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
      Commemorating June 22, 1994, as the 50th anniversary of the 
                 Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.

Whereas on June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the 
        Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill of 
        Rights of 1944;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights of 1944 provided education and training benefits 
        to over 7,800,000 veterans;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights of 1944 provided unemployment benefits and job 
        counseling services to assist veterans during the period between 
        discharge from military service and re-employment;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights of 1944 is credited with contributing to the 
        robust recovery of the United States post-World War II economy;
Whereas Acts enacted subsequent to the GI Bill of Rights of 1944 have provided 
        education and training benefits to 12,500,000 veterans, making education 
        and training opportunities for those veterans obtainable and affordable;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights of 1944, and subsequent Acts, established home 
        loan programs for veterans which, since 1944, have guaranteed over 
        14,300,000 loans, totaling over $450,000,000,000, providing home 
        ownership opportunities to millions of veterans and their families;
Whereas the GI Bill of Rights of 1944, and subsequent Acts, have been recognized 
        by educational, business, sociocultural, and political leaders as 
        landmark pieces of legislation which have collectively contributed to 
        the development of the United States middle class; and
Whereas Congress has repeatedly expressed its support for the goals of the GI 
        Bill of Rights of 1944 through enactment of subsequent Acts: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That June 22, 1994, is hereby 
commemorated as the 50th anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment 
Act of 1944. The President is authorized and requested to issue a 
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe that 
day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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