,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #bi1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,kind 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,mast1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1  
and ,mr4 ,burgess7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,house            
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,commemorating the #bjth anniversary of 
the ,veterans ,history ,project of the  
,american ,folklife ,center of the      
,library of ,congress4  ,whereas the    
stories of ,united ,states veterans are 
crucial to understanding the history of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       
,veterans' ,oral ,history ,project ,act 
was passed unanimously by ,congress and 
signed into law on ,october #bg1 #bjjj1 

creating the ,veterans ,history ,project
 at the ,library of ,congress ,american 
,folklife ,center2 ,whereas the ,project
 preserves the firsthand interviews and 
other narratives of ,united ,states     
military veterans from ,world ,war ,i   
through the present2 ,whereas the       
,veterans ,history ,project has         
collected stories from veterans in every
 major ,united ,states military conflict
 since ,world ,war ,i2 ,whereas the     
,veterans ,history ,project has provided
 opportunities to thousands of veterans 
to share their personal recollections   
while serving their country2 ,whereas   
the ,veterans ,history ,project has     
collected and preserved over #aaj1jjj   
records of ,united ,states veterans2    
,whereas the ,veterans ,history ,project
 has digitized over #g1jjj hours of     
audio and #i1jjj hours of video and made
 them available on its website2 ,whereas
 the ,veterans ,history ,project        
provides resources to guide and assist  
those looking to interview veterans1    

including family members1 friends1      
neighbors1 and other veterans2 ,whereas 
the ,veterans ,history ,project will    
highlight select stories to commemorate 
major anniversaries1 including the #geth
 anniversary of major events in ,world  
,war ,,ii over the last few years2      
,whereas educators across the country   
are able to access and utilize ,veterans
 ,history ,project materials when       
teaching about ,united ,states          
involvement in military conflicts2      
,whereas preserving the individual      
narratives of veterans helps better     
understand the lives of servicemembers  
who currently serve the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas then-,librarian of ,congress  
,dr4 ,james ,billington advocated for   
the successful launch of the ,veterans  
,history ,project in the early #bjjjs1  
and his efforts have been continued and 
strengthened by ,librarian ,dr4 ,carla  
,hayden2 ,whereas the ,veterans ,history
 ,project utilizes valuable space in the
 alcoves of the ,library of ,congress'  

reading room to provide a tranquil and  
meaningful space for veterans wishing to
 be interviewed2 ,whereas the ,veterans 
,history ,project has partnered with    
documentarians and authors looking to   
share the experiences of veterans while 
they served1 including ,ken ,burns with 
,the ,vietnam ,war and ,liza ,mundy with
 ,code ,girls2 ,whereas the ,veterans   
,history ,project has collaborated with 
other organizations1 including the      
,smithsonian ,national ,museum of the   
,american ,indian1 to gain collections  
in traditionally underrepresented areas2
 ,whereas the mission of the ,veterans  
,history ,project was expanded in #bjaf 
with the unanimous passage of the ,gold 
,star ,families ,voices ,act to also    
include oral histories by immediate     
family members of members of the ,armed 
,forces who died as a result of their   
service during a period of war2 ,whereas
 the ,veterans ,history ,project has    
partnered with the ,house of            
,representatives ,wounded ,warrior      

,fellowship ,program with districts     
across the country to teach a monthly   
cadre of ,fellows about the ,project2   
,whereas the ,veterans ,history ,project
 continues to hold strong bipartisan    
support in the ,house of                
,representatives2 and ,whereas the year 
#bjbj marks the #bjth anniversary of the
 ,veterans ,history ,project3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 commemorates the
 work that the ,veterans ,history       
,project of the ,american ,folklife     
,center of the ,library of ,congress has
 done to honor the lives of ,united     
,states veterans2  7#b7 supports the    
work of the ,library of ,congress to    
preserve stories critical to            
understanding the history of the ,united
 ,states2  7#c7 encourages veterans and 
their families to participate in the    
,veterans ,history ,project2 and  7#d7  
encourages the ,library of ,congress to 
continue to provide materials for       
educators seeking to teach the history  

of the ,united ,states4