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Senate committee re-references memorial urging Congress hearings on anti‑military bias
Summary
The Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs moved Senate Joint Memorial 1 without recommendation and asked the Senate President to re-refer it to the Rules Committee; the measure urges Congress to hold public hearings on anti‑military bias and to strengthen hate‑crime protections for military families.
The Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs voted to move Senate Joint Memorial 1 without recommendation back to the Senate President, requesting rereferral to the Rules Committee. The memorial urges the U.S. Congress to conduct public hearings on anti‑military bias and to improve enforcement of hate‑crime protections for military families.
The committee opened a work session on the measure and the legislative fiscal office reported no fiscal impact; the revenue office reported no revenue impact. Chair Manning moved the memorial without recommendation for rereferral to the Rules Committee; the motion carried on a roll call with named affirmative votes recorded for Senator Meade, Senator Brock Smith, Vice Chair Dodger and Chair Manning; Senator Woods was recorded as excused.
The committee chair closed the work session on SJM 1 and proceeded to the next agenda item. No public testimony or amendments were recorded during the committee work session on SJM 1.
