HJRES 19 · in committee · symbolic
To acknowledge the courage and sacrifice of veterans of the Vietnam war and formally apologize for the treatment they received upon returning home.
- veterans
What this bill does
- This resolution formally recognizes Vietnam War veterans' sacrifice and urges the President to apologize for their mistreatment upon return.
- Vietnam War veterans and their families are the primary beneficiaries of this symbolic recognition and apology.
- The resolution calls for increased education efforts about Vietnam veterans as part of ongoing commemoration with no direct fiscal cost.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What forms of mistreatment upon return does this resolution aim to formally acknowledge, and how might naming them specifically affect veteran healing?
- 02
Beyond symbolic recognition, what concrete changes in veteran services or education funding would make this apology meaningful to those it addresses?
- 03
How might a formal federal apology for Vietnam veterans' treatment influence how future conflicts and returning service members are discussed in American culture?
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Sponsor · R-TX-2
Dan Crenshaw
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-15
Joining the bill
Brian Babin
R-TX-36 · original
Kat Cammack
R-FL-3 · original
Mike Carey
R-OH-15 · original
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6 · original
Monica De La Cruz
R-TX-15 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
David G. Valadao
R-CA-22 · original
Ryan K. Zinke
R-MT-1 · original
John R. Moolenaar
R-MI-2 · original
Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4 · original
Jason Smith
R-MO-8
Russ Fulcher
R-ID-1
Legislative timeline
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
2025-01-15 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-15 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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