[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6936]
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   EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2024, AS 
         ``VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES DAY''

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and 
the Senate now proceed to S. Con Res. 43.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the 
concurrent resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) expressing 
     support for the designation of September 29, 2024, as 
     ``Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day''.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the concurrent resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be 
agreed to; that the Carper amendment at the desk to the preamble be 
agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the 
motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 3315), to the preamble, was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To amend the preamble)

       In the first whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``and 
     the Philippine Insurrection''.
       In the third whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``has 
     provided'' and insert ``and its predecessor organizations 
     have provided''.

  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as 
follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 43

       Whereas, on September 29, 1899, the organization now known 
     as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States was 
     founded in Columbus, Ohio, in the aftermath of the Spanish-
     American War;
       Whereas, on September 29, 2024, the Veterans of Foreign 
     Wars of the United States will celebrate its 125th 
     anniversary;
       Whereas, since 1899, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
     United States and its predecessor organizations have provided 
     voluntary and unselfish service to the Armed Forces, 
     veterans, and the United States by--
       (1) advocating for overarching benefits programs for 
     veterans;
       (2) facilitating veterans transitioning back to civilian 
     society;
       (3) serving the communities in which veterans live; and
       (4) taking a national leadership role on substantive issues 
     important to veterans of the Armed Forces; and
       Whereas the 125th anniversary of the founding of the 
     Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States provides an 
     opportunity to recognize, honor, and pay tribute to the 
     nearly 1,000,000 veterans of the Armed Forces represented by 
     the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States who served 
     in combat from World War II to the present day: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) expresses support for the designation of September 29, 
     2024, as ``Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States 
     Day'';
       (2) recognizes the historic significance of the 125th 
     anniversary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
     of the United States and congratulates the organization on 
     achieving that milestone;
       (3) commends the nearly 1,000,000 veterans who belong to 
     the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and thanks 
     those veterans for their service to their fellow veterans and 
     the United States; and
       (4) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     September 29, 2024, with appropriate ceremonies, programs, 
     and activities.

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