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          Date of Hearing:   August 20, 2015


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                Richard Gordon, Chair


          SCR  
          78 (Nielsen) - As Introduced June 30, 2015


          SENATE VOTE:  39-0


          SUBJECT:  Veterans:  Team AMVETS.


          SUMMARY:  Commends AMVETS Department of California, also known  
          as Team AMVETS, for providing benefits and services to veterans,  
          and for playing an important role in the community for 70 years.  
           Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)AMVETS-National can be traced back to a gathering of 18  
            veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 10, 1944, who  
            named themselves "The American Veterans" of World War II.   
            They sought to provide more comprehensive assistance than was  
            currently available from the organizations run by veterans of  
            earlier wars and those operating on college campuses during  
            that time.

          2)In 1947, AMVETS-National became the first World War II  
            organization chartered by Congress when President Truman  
            signed Public Law 216 (H.R. 1888), giving AMVETS a federal  
            charter under U.S.C. Title 36 and status as a 501(c)(19)  
            nonprofit veterans service organization.








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          3)On October 20, 1945, the AMVETS Department of California was  
            established and today has over 12,000 members and over 50  
            local posts in California's communities.

          4)AMVETS Department of California is also known as "Team AMVETS"  
            to reflect its mission to serve at the forefront of community  
            and veterans' services for the State of California.  Team  
            AMVETS is involved in many aspects of service to veterans and  
            the community and is continually searching for new ways to  
            serve veterans and their families.
          


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:




          Support


          None on file




          Opposition


          None on file




          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916)  








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