BILL NUMBER: ACR 30	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 14, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 14, 2015
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Irwin, Nazarian, and Achadjian
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon,
Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh,
Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,
Grove, Hadley, Harper, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine,
Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina,
Melendez, Mullin, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   Relative to the Armed Forces.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 30, Irwin. Armed Forces Day.
   This measure would honor and recognize the service and sacrifice
made by members of the Armed Forces and their families on the
occasion of Armed Forces Day on May 16, 2015.



   WHEREAS, Armed Forces Day was created in 1949 in connection with
the consolidation of the military services in the United States
Department of Defense; and
   WHEREAS, The purpose of Armed Forces Day is to honor the men and
women who are serving in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and
Coast Guard, including the National Guard and Reserve components;
and
   WHEREAS, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in
May, which this year is May 16, 2015; and
   WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Forces have performed tremendous
service on behalf of the United States; and
   WHEREAS, Members of the Armed Forces have been injured and killed
in operations to bring peace and stability in the name of democracy;
and
   WHEREAS, All Americans appreciate the sacrifices of those who
bravely serve our country, and acknowledge those businesses and
employers that accommodate those service people who are called abroad
to defend their nation; and
   WHEREAS, All Americans express their recognition and gratitude for
members of the Armed Forces at home and abroad; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature, on the occasion of Armed
Forces Day 2015;
   (1) Honors and recognizes the service and sacrifice that members
of the Armed Forces and their families gave, and continue to give, to
the United States;
   (2) Remains committed to supporting the members of the Armed
Forces and their families;
   (3) Encourages Americans to show their support and appreciation
for members of the Armed Forces on Armed Forces Day;
   (4) Commends the actions of private citizens and organizations who
volunteer to support America's wounded warriors; and
   (5) Expresses the gratitude of the American people to the members
of the Armed Forces for their service on behalf of the United States;
and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the authors for appropriate distribution.