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HCONRES 195 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize…

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States.

Introduced: June 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 7, 2004
Received in the Senate.
Oct 7, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8391)
Oct 7, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8391)
Oct 7, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 195.
Oct 7, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8391-8392)
Oct 7, 2004
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 22, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 22, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2004

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11: 00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all U.S. wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States.
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 22, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 22, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · May 22, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 22, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 195: Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-195/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 195: Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-195/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 195, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-195/.
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[H. Con. Res. 195: Expressing the sense of Congress that a minute of silence should be observed annually at 11:00 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11, in honor of the veterans of all United States wars and to memorialize those members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives in the defense of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HCONRES-195/)
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