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A resolution designating March 26, 2008, as "National Support the Troops and Their Families Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon…

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A resolution designating March 26, 2008, as "National Support the Troops and Their Families Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, as well as the sacrifices of their families.

Introduced: March 5, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Mar 5, 2008

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1654; text as passed Senate: CR S1654; text of measure as introduced: CR S1599)

Mar 5, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1654; text as passed Senate: CR S1654; text of measure as introduced: CR S1599)

Mar 5, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates March 26, 2008, as National Support the Troops and Their Families Day. Encourages all Americans to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces and their families.

What's happening now March 5, 2008

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Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Mar 6, 2008

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 473: A resolution designating March 26, 2008, as "National Support the Troops and Their Families Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, as well as the sacrifices of their families.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-473/

MLA

"S. Res. 473: A resolution designating March 26, 2008, as "National Support the Troops and Their Families Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, as well as the sacrifices of their families.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-473/.

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S. Res. 473, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-473/.

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[S. Res. 473: A resolution designating March 26, 2008, as "National Support the Troops and Their Families Day" and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces both at home and abroad, as well as the sacrifices of their families.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-SRES-473/)