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Introduced
04/22/2025
04/22/2025
In Committee
04/22/2025
04/22/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
10/07/2025
10/07/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
10/07/2025
10/07/2025
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
A Resolution recognizing September 29, 2025, as "VFW Day" in Pennsylvania.
AI Summary
This resolution recognizes September 29, 2025, as "VFW Day" in Pennsylvania, honoring the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a nonprofit veterans service organization established in 1899. The resolution highlights the VFW's significant contributions to veterans' rights and benefits, including its role in creating the Veterans Administration (VA), national veterans' cemetery system, and GI Bill of Rights. It emphasizes the organization's extensive membership of over 1.4 million individuals worldwide, its financial assistance to military families, and its ongoing advocacy for veterans' healthcare, including recent efforts to expand VA health care for veterans exposed to toxic substances. The resolution acknowledges the VFW's motto, "No One Does More For Veterans," and calls on all Pennsylvanians to honor and support VFW members, veterans, and their families for their selfless service to the United States and local communities.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (30)
Carol Hill-Evans (D)*,
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Scott Conklin (D),
Bud Cook (R),
Jill Cooper (R),
Kyle Donahue (D),
Sean Dougherty (D),
Justin Fleming (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Pat Gallagher (D),
Mark Gillen (R),
Charity Grimm Krupa (R),
Jim Haddock (D),
Pat Harkins (D),
Keith Harris (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Milou Mackenzie (R),
La'Tasha Mayes (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Steve Mentzer (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Eddie Pashinski (D),
Tarah Probst (D),
Nikki Rivera (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Jared Solomon (D),
Arvind Venkat (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Last Action
Adopted (202-1) (on 10/07/2025)
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