BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 171
Author: Gaines (R), et al
Amended: 6/17/10 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 6/17/10
SUBJECT : Yellow Ribbon Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of June 28
through July 4, 2010 as Yellow Ribbon Week to show support
for military families and for troops fighting in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The Yellow Ribbon America Campaign was founded in
February 2003, as a nonpartisan, grassroots effort to
unite all Americans in directly helping our nation's
military members and their families during wartime; and,
local businesses, residents, churches, and community
groups focus their resources on helping military members
and their families in their communities.
2. Yellow Ribbon America is a proud National Community
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Outreach Partner for the federal Defense Department's
"America Supports You" and Military Severely Injured
Center's "Heroes to Hometowns" programs.
3. Californians are proud of our troops and their families
and appreciate the great sacrifice they are making to
assure freedom for all, and ceremonial activities have
been planned to commemorate Yellow Ribbon Week in
support of military families and our troops.
This resolution, in support of military families and their
loved ones who are defending our country and fighting for
the preservation of freedom for all, proclaims the week of
June 28 through July 4, 2010 as Yellow Ribbon Week, a
special week for Californians to extend their sincerest
appreciation for the sacrifices military families and our
troops are making and to commemorate our troops and their
families with ceremonial activities.
Prior/related legislation . ACR 81 (Torrico), Resolution
Chapter 82, Statutes of 2009, is a nearly identical
measure.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
TSM:mw 6/22/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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