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Read. Follow. Verify.House resolution urges President to designate 2009 as the 'Year of the Military Family'
Last action · March 12, 2009: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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What This Bill Would Do
This resolution formally requests that the President of the United States officially declare 2009 as the 'Year of the Military Family' to provide national recognition for the contributions of military households. The measure serves as a symbolic gesture of support and does not mandate specific funding or policy changes.
This resolution highlights the federal government's formal acknowledgment of the sacrifices made by military families, though it carries no binding legal requirement for the executive branch to act.
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military families
The resolution is intended to provide national recognition for the service and sacrifices of these families.
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The document reflects a common congressional practice of using concurrent resolutions to provide symbolic recognition to specific groups or causes without altering federal law.
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