[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 865 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 865

    Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2020

 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans.

Whereas Disabled American Veterans of the World War (now DAV--Disabled American 
        Veterans) was founded on September 25, 1920, and chartered by Congress 
        on June 17, 1932, in recognition of the role of the organization as the 
        official voice of the Nation's wartime disabled veterans;
Whereas in 2020, DAV celebrates 100 years of serving veterans, their families, 
        survivors, and communities;
Whereas DAV is the largest wartime veterans service organization in the United 
        States made up exclusively of men and women disabled in defense of the 
        Nation with approximately 1,000,000 service-disabled veterans in its 
        membership;
Whereas the National Headquarters of DAV is located in Kentucky, its National 
        Service and Legislative Headquarters is located in Washington, DC, and 
        52 departments and 1,344 chapters are located throughout the United 
        States;
Whereas since its founding, DAV has served American veterans wounded, injured, 
        or made ill due to military service by advocating for the establishment 
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs and by fighting in the halls of 
        Congress for benefits and services for service-disabled veterans;
Whereas in 1920, DAV began representing the interests of veterans and 
        subsequently developed a professional national service officer corps 
        that has made DAV the Nation's preeminent provider of claims assistance 
        to injured and ill American veterans, their families, and their 
        survivors;
Whereas DAV co-presents the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic and 
        the National Disabled Veterans Training Exposure Experience Tournament, 
        has organized a nationwide transportation network providing free 
        transportation to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for 
        injured and ill veterans, operates an active charitable service trust 
        funding the needs of local providers assisting at-risk local veterans, 
        maintains an active volunteer corps providing thousands of hours of 
        service to veterans and communities, and created the Jesse Brown 
        Memorial Youth Scholarship program to contribute to the lives of young 
        Americans;
Whereas DAV has championed important programs for improving the lives of all 
        veterans, including the establishment of a cabinet-level Department of 
        Veterans Affairs, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, a modernized 
        appeals process, an advanced appropriation to ensure adequate and timely 
        funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care, family 
        caregivers' benefits, and the model for today's Vet Centers; and
Whereas DAV continues to advocate and create awareness for many issues affecting 
        veterans, including equitable benefits and services for women veterans, 
        appropriate resources for mental health, suicide prevention services, 
        and benefits for all veterans exposed to toxic substances: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that DAV has made significant contributions 
        fulfilling our promises to the men and women who served--both 
        with and without disabilities--and in the lives of their 
        communities and continues to do so;
            (2) honors the vital and ongoing role DAV plays in 
        supporting the needs of veterans and their families in the 
        United States throughout 100 years of service; and
            (3) commemorates the legacy of DAV in service provision and 
        advocacy throughout 100 years of history of the United States.
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