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HRES 284 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.

Introduced: March 24, 2009 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 24, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 24, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence (on March 26, 2009, National Support Our Troops Day) to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the U.S. Armed Forces both at home and abroad.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 284: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-284/
MLA
"H. Res. 284: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-284/.
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H. Res. 284, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-284/.
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[H. Res. 284: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all Americans should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both at home and abroad.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-284/)
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