Bill Text: TX HCR7 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-28 - Signed by the Governor [HCR7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR7-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 7 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For 125 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the | ||
| United States has rendered exceptional service to former members of | ||
| our nation's armed forces; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The VFW traces its origins to 1899, when veterans of | ||
| the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War founded | ||
| local organizations in Ohio, Colorado, and Pennsylvania to advocate | ||
| for their rights and secure benefits such as medical care and | ||
| pensions; the movement quickly gained momentum, and the groups | ||
| banded together to form the VFW; today, the organization and the VFW | ||
| Auxiliary boast memberships totaling more than 1.4 million; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its inception, the VFW has supported a wide | ||
| range of veterans' benefits programs, and it has offered guidance | ||
| to countless former service members in their transition back to | ||
| civilian life; in addition, the organization has made a positive | ||
| impact in local communities, and it has distinguished itself as a | ||
| national leader on issues important to veterans and their families; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The VFW's many contributions have included | ||
| advocating for the establishment of the Veterans Administration | ||
| (now known as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) and the | ||
| national cemetery system, fighting for improved health care for | ||
| women veterans, and providing funds for a number of memorials | ||
| honoring military service members; the organization has also played | ||
| an instrumental role in the passage of legislation such as the GI | ||
| Bill for the 21st Century in 2008, the Veterans Access, Choice, and | ||
| Accountability Act of 2014, the 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam | ||
| Veterans Act, and the 2022 Honoring Our PACT Act; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the | ||
| military personnel who put themselves in harm's way to defend our | ||
| safety, security, and freedom, and the VFW is indeed deserving of | ||
| special recognition for its efforts to ensure that veterans receive | ||
| the support and appreciation they deserve; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the | ||
| United States Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of | ||
| Section 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in | ||
| effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
| Tepper | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the House on May 7, | ||
| 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
