[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2498 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2498

  To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide 
        observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2011

 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Guinta, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. 
Grimm, Mr. Markey, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Clarke 
of New York, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide 
        observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Day Moment of Silence 
Act''.

SEC. 2. OBSERVANCE OF VETERANS DAY.

    (a) Two Minutes of Silence.--Chapter 1 of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 145. Veterans Day
    ``The President shall issue each year a proclamation calling on the 
people of the United States to observe two minutes of silence on 
Veterans Day, beginning at 2:11 p.m. eastern time, in honor of the 
service and sacrifice of veterans throughout the history of the 
Nation.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 of 
title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``145. Veterans Day.''.
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