Bill Text: IL HR0334 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the United States Army Reserve on the occasion of its 110th birthday in service to the United States Army and this nation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0334 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0334-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the United States Army
Reserve on the occasion of its 110th birthday; and
WHEREAS, The United States Army Reserve is the United
States Army's sole dedicated Federal Reserve force, providing
operational capability and strategic depth to the total Army
and the Joint Force in support of U.S. national security
interests and Army commitments worldwide; and
WHEREAS, America's Army Reserve is a capable, ready, and
lethal team of technically and highly-skilled soldiers,
providing critical capabilities to Army Service Component
Commands and all Combatant Commands; as it has since its
founding in 1908 as the Medical Reserve Corps, today's Army
Reserve, anchored in civilian employment and local communities
across the nation and highly trained and educated in 148
different military career fields, stands ready to serve the
nation at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS, Operating as an Army component and
force-providing command, the Army Reserve has a
congressionally authorized strength of 199,000 soldiers, more
than 11,000 civilians, and 2,075 units, residing and operating

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in every state, five U.S. territories, and 30 countries; and
WHEREAS, The Army Reserve accounts for 20 percent of the
Army's organized units, provides nearly half of the Army's
total maneuver support, and makes up a quarter of the Army's
mobilization base expansion capability; and
WHEREAS, The Army Reserve's critical capabilities include
early opening and set-the-theater units required to rapidly
deploy forces, build expeditionary combat power, and sustain a
campaign-capable force; and
WHEREAS, Command authority of the Army Reserve rests under
a single individual who is both the Chief of the Army Reserve
and the Commanding General of the United States Army Reserve
Command; this streamlined command structure ensures unity of
command and unity of effort in the resourcing, training, and
accessing of the Army Reserve; and
WHEREAS, This enables support of every Army Service
Component Command and worldwide Combatant Command with an Army
Reserve footprint in all 50 states, five territories, and more
than 30 countries, as the Army Reserve is uniquely designed
from the ground up to meet the needs of the Joint Force under
this single unified command authority; and

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WHEREAS, The Chief of Army Reserve is the principal advisor
on Army Reserve matters to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of
the Army; the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve plans,
prepares resources, and manages the force and is responsible
for the justification, defense, and execution of the Personnel,
Operations and Maintenance, and Construction budgets;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the United States Army Reserve on the occasion
of its 110th birthday in service to the United States Army and
this nation; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the United States Army Reserve as a symbol of our
esteem and respect.