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House panel backs bill to designate May as Military Appreciation Month
Summary
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee voted to pass HB 1148, which would codify May as Military Appreciation Month in North Dakota law and direct the governor to issue an annual proclamation on May 1.
Representative Kathy Fralick, sponsor of House Bill 1148, told the House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 16 that the bill would designate May as Military Appreciation Month and require the governor to issue a proclamation on May 1.
The bill, Fralick said, was brought to her by a constituent and was drafted as a bill rather than a short-term resolution so the recognition would be codified in the North Dakota Century Code rather than renewed every legislative session. "I believe we cannot do enough…
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