,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #aa1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,sherrill 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,brownley of ,california1 ,ms4          
,houlahan1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1 
,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,ms4        
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 
,underwood1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 and ,mr4    
,allred7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,june #ab1 #bjbj1 as 
,women ,veterans ,appreciation ,day4    
,whereas throughout all periods of the  
history of the ,united ,states1 women   
have proudly served the ,united ,states 
to secure and preserve freedom and      
liberty for-- 7#a7 the people of the    
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 the allies of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas women    
have formally been a part of the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces since the       
establishment of the ,army ,nurse ,corps

 in #aija1 but have informally served   
since the inception of the ,united      
,states military2 ,whereas women have   
served honorably and with valor1        
including-- 7#a7 disguised as male      
soldiers during the ,american           
,revolution and the ,civil ,war2  7#b7  
as nurses during ,world ,war ,i and     
,world ,war ,,ii2 and  7#c7 as combat   
helicopter pilots in ,afghanistan2      
,whereas1 as of ,april #bjbj1 women     
constitute approximately #ag percent of 
,united ,states ,armed ,forces personnel
 on active duty1 including-- 7#a7 #ba   
percent of active duty personnel in the 
,air ,force2  7#b7 #bj percent of active
 duty personnel in the ,navy2  7#c7 #ae 
percent of active duty personnel in the 
,army2  7#d7 #i percent of active duty  
personnel in the ,marine ,corps2 and    
7#e7 #ae percent of active duty         
personnel in the ,coast ,guard2         
,whereas1 as of ,april #bjbj1 women     
constitute nearly #ba percent of        
personnel in the ,national ,guard and   

,reserves2 ,whereas1 as of ,april #bjbj1
 women comprise nearly #be percent of   
the ,national ,guard and ,reserves      
activated to support ,,covid-#ai        
response efforts2 ,whereas by #bjbj--   
7#a7 the population of women veterans is
 expected to reach #b1jjj1jjj1 which    
represents an exponential increase from 
#gac1jjj women veterans in #aihj2 and   
7#b7 women veterans are expected to     
constitute more than #aj percent of the 
total veteran population2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states is proud of and         
appreciates the service of all women    
veterans who have demonstrated great    
skill1 sacrifice1 and commitment to     
defending the principles upon which the 
,united ,states was founded and which   
the ,united ,states continues to uphold2
 ,whereas women veterans have unique    
stories and should be encouraged to     
share their recollections through the   
,veterans ,history ,project1 which has  
worked since #bjjj to collect and share 
the personal accounts of wartime        

veterans in the ,united ,states2 and    
,whereas by expressing support for      
designating ,june #ab1 #bjbj1 as ,women 
,veterans ,appreciation ,day1 the ,house
 of ,representatives could-- 7#a7       
highlight the growing presence of women 
in the ,armed ,forces and the ,national 
,guard2 and  7#b7 pay respect to women  
veterans for their dutiful military     
service3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives expresses
 support for the designation of ,women  
,veterans ,appreciation ,day to         
recognize the service and sacrifices of 
women veterans who have served valiantly
 on behalf of the ,united ,states4