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MN SR221

Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/23/2018

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Anderson

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Origin

Senate

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Designates August 24-30, 2018, as American Legion Week in Minnesota
  • Acknowledges the American Legion as the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, chartered by Congress in 1919
  • Recognizes the American Legion's role in creating the GI Bill (1944), supporting youth programs, and funding medical research through partnerships with Minnesota Heart Association and University of Minnesota
  • Notes that Minnesota hosted the American Legion's 2018 National Convention, marking the organization's centennial celebration and commemorating the inaugural convention held in Minneapolis in 1919
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the American Legion Department of Minnesota

Legislative Description

A Senate resolution acknowledging August 24-30, 2018, as American Legion Week in Minnesota

Last Action

Referred to Rules and Administration

4/23/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules and Administration4/23/2018

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