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Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the…

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Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.

Introduced: May 1, 2003 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 3, 2003
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 31, 2003
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 31, 2003
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 31, 2003
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13742-13743)
Oct 31, 2003
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13742-13743)
Oct 1, 2003
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 30, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 30, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8988)
Sep 30, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8988)
Sep 30, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 159.
Sep 30, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8988-8989)
Sep 30, 2003
Mr. Moran (KS) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jul 10, 2003
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
Jul 10, 2003
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 108-196.
Jun 26, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 26, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 1, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Encourages Americans to demonstrate their support for veterans on Veterans Day by treating that day as a special day of remembrance.

Recognizes: (1) Emporia, Kansas, as the founding city of Veterans Day; (2) Alvin J. King as the founder of Veterans Day; and (3) Representative Ed Rees's instrumental efforts to enact into law the observance of Veterans Day.

What's happening now November 3, 2003

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 159: Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-159/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 159: Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-159/.
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H. Con. Res. 159, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-159/.
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[H. Con. Res. 159: Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-159/)
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