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PA HR201

Resolution

Status

Passed

10/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carol Hill-Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates September 29, 2025, as "VFW Day" in Pennsylvania, commemorating the 126th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars founding on September 29, 1899

  • Recognizes the VFW's role in establishing the Veterans Administration, national veterans' cemetery system, and GI Bill of Rights

  • Acknowledges VFW membership of more than 1.4 million individuals across approximately 6,000 Posts worldwide

  • Credits the VFW for helping pass the PACT Act of 2022, which expanded VA health care eligibility for veterans with toxic exposures and added over 20 presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other exposures

  • Encourages all Pennsylvanians to honor and support VFW members, veterans, and their families for their contributions to the nation and communities

Legislative Description

Recognizing September 29, 2025, as "VFW Day" in Pennsylvania.

Last Action

Adopted (202-1)

10/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness4/22/2025

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