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HRES 687 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Commemorative events and holidays Nuclear weapons Radiation Veterans' medical care

Expressing support for the designation of July 16 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".

Introduced: November 8, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 8, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution acknowledges the important role of atomic veterans (i.e., veterans who participated in nuclear testing, were part of the military forces in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, or were held as prisoners of war near Hiroshima or Nagasaki). The resolution also supports the designation of National Atomic Veterans Day.

What's happening now November 8, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 2
R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Dec 3, 2019
Taylor, Van
· Nov 22, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 15, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Nov 15, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Nov 15, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 687: Expressing support for the designation of July 16 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-687/
MLA
"H. Res. 687: Expressing support for the designation of July 16 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-687/.
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H. Res. 687, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-687/.
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[H. Res. 687: Expressing support for the designation of July 16 as "National Atomic Veterans Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-687/)
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