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House committee reports out resolution urging Congressional Gold Medal for Hmong veterans
Summary
The House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on April 8 reported Senate Joint Resolution 10 out of committee, recommending that Congress award the Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War. Committee members voiced support, and the report carried a zero fiscal note.
Capitol Room 124 — The House Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs on April 8 reported Senate Joint Resolution 10 out of committee with individual recommendations and an accompanying $0 fiscal note, the panel’s chair announced.
The resolution, filed in the Senate by Senator Wilikowski and presented in committee as SJR 10, urges the United States Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong veterans who served with U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. The committee moved the resolution forward after no public testimony was offered during the hearing.
The resolution drew unanimous support from committee members who spoke. Representative Nelson praised the measure as “a long time coming recognition” and urged colleagues to support the companion resolution to one she previously sponsored in the House. Representative Sadler said the Hmong “did a great service to us in Vietnam and they continue to be good citizens in Alaska.” Representative Allard noted that veterans on the committee viewed the measure as overdue and said she expected no hold-ups at the federal level.
Representative Gray made the motion to move SJR 10 (work order 34-LS0618\alpha) from committee with individual recommendations and the zero fiscal note. With no objection, the chair announced, “the senate joint resolution 10 is reported out of committee with individual recommendations and accompanying 0 fiscal note.” Committee members then signed the committee report before recessing briefly.
No amendments were filed by the April 2 deadline, the chair said. The committee’s action forwards the resolution to the next step in the legislative process; the committee record does not include a House floor vote on the resolution.
The committee thanked House Records staff and IT staff for supporting the hearing before moving to its next agenda item and later adjourning at 10:51 a.m.
