[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 969 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 969

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all employers 
 give veterans a holiday on Veteran's Day in honor of their service to 
                              our country.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2008

Mr. Shays (for himself and Ms. Herseth Sandlin) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all employers 
 give veterans a holiday on Veteran's Day in honor of their service to 
                              our country.

Whereas veterans of the United States Armed Forces have served our country with 
        honor and at great personal sacrifice;
Whereas according to the latest Census figures there are 26,400,000 veterans 
        living in the United States;
Whereas we are all grateful to the men and women who have served and are serving 
        in our Armed Forces;
Whereas Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year, which was originally 
        called Armistice Day to celebrate the conclusion of hostilities in World 
        War I;
Whereas President Dwight Eisenhower stated in his Proclamation to establish 
        Veterans Day, ``In order to insure proper and widespread observance of 
        this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the 
        entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose''; and
Whereas Veterans Day is a Federal holiday and all 50 states have declared it a 
        State holiday: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
all employers should give veterans a holiday in honor of their service 
to our country and so that they may participate in appropriate 
ceremonies on Veterans Day.
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