Bill Text: TX HR2331 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing September 20, 2024, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2331-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing September 20, 2024, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2331-Introduced.html
88R6825 CW-D | ||
By: Price | H.R. No. 2331 |
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WHEREAS, On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is being | ||
observed on September 20, 2024, citizens across Texas and the | ||
United States pay solemn tribute to the servicemen and servicewomen | ||
who were held as prisoners of war or who remain missing in action | ||
from our nation's conflicts; and | ||
WHEREAS, The toll of war is never-ending, lasting far beyond | ||
cease-fires, armistices, and treaties; many thousands of soldiers, | ||
sailors, and airmen are still considered missing in action from | ||
World War II, and thousands more are listed as missing from | ||
subsequent wars; decades after their loved ones have been listed as | ||
unaccounted for, families continue to mourn and to seek answers as | ||
well as respite from the emotional burden of not knowing the fate of | ||
a beloved parent, sibling, or child; and | ||
WHEREAS, The first national commemoration of POWs and MIAs | ||
was held in 1979, when the U.S. Congress passed a resolution | ||
specifying July 18 as National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and a | ||
ceremony was held in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.; in | ||
1984, President Ronald Reagan hosted a ceremony at the White House, | ||
which served to honor all returned POWs while also renewing the | ||
commitment to account for the missing; since 1986, the | ||
commemoration has been held on the third Friday in September, and on | ||
that day each year, the black-and-white POW/MIA flag has been flown | ||
over the White House and the U.S. Capitol, as well as over state | ||
capitols, military bases, ships at sea, schools, places of worship, | ||
and many other venues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Our men and women in uniform and their families make | ||
tremendous sacrifices in order to preserve our freedom and our way | ||
of life, and they are owed a profound debt of gratitude as well as | ||
the steadfast commitment of our nation to continue its work to | ||
ensure that all missing Americans are accounted for or returned | ||
home in dignity and honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate September 20, 2024, as National | ||
POW/MIA Recognition Day and assure the families of prisoners of war | ||
and those still missing in action that their loved ones will never | ||
be forgotten. |