,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#bc1 #bjah ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself 
and ,ms4 ,smith7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,the         
,american ,legion for #ajj years of     
service to veterans and members of the  
,armed ,forces in the ,united ,states   
and their families4  ,whereas ,the      
,american ,legion was chartered and     
incorporated by ,congress in #aiai2     
,whereas ,the ,american ,legion is the  
largest wartime veterans service        
organization in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas ,the ,american ,legion has     
advocated for legislation on behalf of  
veterans throughout its history2        
,whereas the members of ,the ,american  
,legion were crucial in passing the ,act
 of ,august #i1 #aiba 7#db ,stat4 #adg1 
chapter #eg7 7commonly known as the     
,sweet ,bill71 which combined the       

responsibilities for veterans' affairs  
under a single agency1 the ,veterans    
,bureau2 ,whereas the legislative       
achievements of ,the ,american ,legion  
are important to veterans and include   
the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act of 
#aidd 7#eh ,stat4 #bhd1 chapter #bfh7   
7commonly known as the ,g4,i4 ,bill71   
which provided benefits to veterans of  
,world ,war ,,ii1 including funds for   
higher education1 low-cost mortgages1   
low-interest loans for businesses1 and  
unemployment compensation2 ,whereas ,the
 ,american ,legion has advocated for    
veterans who were exposed to hazardous  
materials during their service in the   
,armed ,forces1 such as ,agent ,orange  
and toxins from burn pits2 ,whereas ,the
 ,american ,legion continues to provide 
valuable services to veterans1 including
 advocacy for high-quality health care1 
vocational training1 and employment     
programs2 ,whereas ,the ,american       
,legion provides scholarships for       
post-secondary education and grants for 

nursing training programs2 ,whereas     
,american ,legion ,baseball is a very   
successful amateur athletic league that 
values sportsmanship1 citizenship1 and  
fitness2 ,whereas the inaugural         
convention of ,the ,american ,legion was
 held in #aiai in ,minnesota2 and       
,whereas the #ajjth ,national           
,convention of ,the ,american ,legion   
will be held ,august #bd through ,august
 #cj1 #bjah1 in ,minnesota3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes and commends ,the       
,american ,legion for a century of      
service to veterans and members of the  
,armed ,forces in the ,united ,states   
and their families2 and  7#b7 designates
 the week of ,august #bd through ,august
 #cj1 #bjah1 as ,american ,legion ,week4