Bill Text: IL HJR0064 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares June 12, 2022 as "Women's Veterans Day" to commemorate the day women were officially added as regular members of the United States military, to recognize the critical role of women in the military forces, and to commemorate the sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 88-49)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0064 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HJR0064-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Women have proudly served their country | ||||||
3 | throughout the history of the United States, whether in the | ||||||
4 | disguise of a male soldier during the American Revolution and | ||||||
5 | Civil War, as a nurse in World War I, as a combat helicopter | ||||||
6 | pilot in Afghanistan or in another of many additional roles | ||||||
7 | throughout the years; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Women have formally been part of the United | ||||||
9 | States Armed Forces since the inception of the Army Nurse | ||||||
10 | Corps in 1901 but have informally served since the inception | ||||||
11 | of our nation's military; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In 1917, the United States Navy announced it | ||||||
13 | would open enlistment to women, and approximately 12,000 women | ||||||
14 | officially joined the Navy to serve in a variety of positions, | ||||||
15 | including as interpreters, couriers, and translators as well | ||||||
16 | as positions using drafting skills; and
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17 | WHEREAS, At the conclusion of World War II in 1945, there | ||||||
18 | were 12 million enlisted who were remaining to serve in the | ||||||
19 | United States military, of which approximately 280,000 were | ||||||
20 | women; and
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21 | WHEREAS, With the passage of the Women's Armed Services |
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1 | Integration Act of 1948, women became a permanent part of the | ||||||
2 | United States military but were restricted to two percent of | ||||||
3 | the military population; the restriction was finally lifted in | ||||||
4 | 1967 with an amendment to the Women's Armed Services | ||||||
5 | Integration Act, which opened senior officer ranks to women; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, On June 12, 1948, President Harry S. Truman | ||||||
8 | signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act into law, | ||||||
9 | allowing women to serve as regular members of the United | ||||||
10 | States military; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In the late 1970s and early 1980s, several laws | ||||||
12 | were passed that recognized the many contributions made by | ||||||
13 | women during World War II and that formally granted veteran | ||||||
14 | status to women for their time in service; this allowed women | ||||||
15 | to utilize programs, opportunities, and benefits from the | ||||||
16 | federal and state governments, the Department of Veterans | ||||||
17 | Affairs, and veteran service organizations; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
20 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare June 12, 2022 as | ||||||
21 | "Women's Veterans Day" in the State of Illinois to commemorate | ||||||
22 | the day women were officially added as regular members of the | ||||||
23 | United States military, to recognize the critical role of |
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1 | women in the military forces, and to commemorate the | ||||||
2 | sacrifices and valor displayed by Illinois women veterans; and | ||||||
3 | be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That we urge Women's Veterans Day be observed | ||||||
5 | with appropriate programs, services, and activities.
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