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HCONRES 138 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alabama Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Veterans' organizations and recognition

Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day.

Introduced: September 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 19, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Oct 11, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Sep 20, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day.

Recognizes Raymond Weeks for his pioneering efforts in the establishment of Veterans Day.

Honors the sacrifices and pays tribute to the men and women in uniform at home and overseas.

What's happening now January 2, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 591 Related bill A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding Raymond Weeks and his efforts in the establishment of Veteran…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 20, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 138: Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-138/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 138: Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-138/.
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H. Con. Res. 138, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-138/.
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[H. Con. Res. 138: Recognizing Birmingham, Alabama, as the home to the first and longest running celebration of Veterans Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HCONRES-138/)
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