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MO SR2214

Resolution

Status

Introduced

5/9/2016

Primary Sponsor

Bob Dixon

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Missouri Senate honors Harry S Truman, the 33rd President of the United States, on the occasion of his 132nd birthday
  • Truman was born in 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, served in World War I, and held office as a Jackson County official (1922), U.S. Senator (1934, 1940), Vice President (1944), and President (1945-1953)
  • Presidential accomplishments cited include the decision to use the atomic bomb to end World War II, adoption of the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, and the containment policy against Communism
  • Truman won the 1948 presidential election in an upset victory and returned to Missouri after leaving office on January 20, 1953

Legislative Description

Harry Truman's 132nd birthday

Last Action

Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

5/10/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics5/10/2016

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