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HCONRES 266 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civics education Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Democracy Families Government Operations and Politics Public service advertising Radio stations Science, Technology, Communications Television stations Veterans Day

Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year.

Introduced: November 8, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that television and radio stations should recognize veterans through a public service announcement or a moment of silence on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year and that the day should be used as an occasion to recognize and educate children about the contributions of veterans in defending freedom and democracy.
What's happening now November 8, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 6, 2002
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 266: Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-266/
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"H. Con. Res. 266: Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-266/.
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H. Con. Res. 266, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-266/.
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[H. Con. Res. 266: Honoring veterans by requesting that television and radio stations provide a moment of silence or a public service announcement on November 11 at 11 a.m. each year.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-266/)
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