[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 260 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 260

    Designating September 16, 2009, as ``The American Legion Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2009

 Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Chambliss) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating September 16, 2009, as ``The American Legion Day''.

Whereas, on September 16, 1919, Congress issued to the American Legion a Federal 
        charter as a wartime veterans service organization;
Whereas the American Legion remains active in communities at the national, 
        State, and local levels;
Whereas members of the American Legion (commonly referred to as 
        ``Legionnaires'') provide millions of hours of volunteer service to 
        medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and State homes 
        for veterans throughout the United States;
Whereas the American Legion continues to sponsor activities for children and 
        youth, including the National Oratorical Contest, Boy Scouts, American 
        Legion Baseball, Boys State, and Boys Nation;
Whereas the American Legion awards millions of dollars in college scholarships 
        to young men and women;
Whereas the American Legion National Emergency Fund provides financial 
        assistance to Legionnaires displaced by natural disasters;
Whereas the American Legion Family Support Network provides assistance to 
        members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their families;
Whereas the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation has provided millions of 
        dollars to programs focused on youth in the United States, including the 
        Special Olympics and the Children's Miracle Network;
Whereas the American Legion Temporary Financial Assistance provides grants to 
        veterans with children experiencing financial hardships;
Whereas the American Legion remains second to none in steadfast support of 
        strong national defense;
Whereas the American Legion supports maintaining a viable and principled foreign 
        relations agenda;
Whereas the American Legion is a staunch advocate for the principal missions of 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs;
Whereas the American Legion wrote the original draft of the Servicemen's 
        Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284, chapter 268), commonly referred 
        to as the ``G. I. Bill of Rights'';
Whereas the American Legion continues to support employment programs and 
        opportunities for veterans; and
Whereas Legionnaires believe that a veteran's service to the United States 
        continues long after the veteran is honorably discharged from the Armed 
        Forces of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates September 16, 2009, as ``The 
American Legion Day''.
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