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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 126
Author: Atkins (D), et al.
Amended: 6/12/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 6/17/14
SUBJECT : Women veterans
SOURCE : National Women Veterans Association of America
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims June 12, 2014, as Women
Veterans Day and urges all citizens to join in celebrating the
many contributions of women to our military forces.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.Women have formally been a part of the United States Armed
Forces since the inception of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901,
but have informally served since the inception of our nation's
military.
2.In 1917, the Navy announced they would open enlistment to
women and about 12,000 female yeomen entered the Navy and
filled a variety of jobs including draftsmen, interpreters,
couriers, and translators; and over 300 women enlisted in the
Marine Corps during World War I doing various administrative
jobs and eventually showed that they either had, or could
quickly learn, nontraditional skills needed by the military.
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3.With the passage of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act
of 1948, women became a permanent part of the U.S. military,
but it was not until that Act was amended in 1967 that the
restriction of 2% was lifted and women could also become
senior ranked officers in the military.
4.Even though women have been officially serving in the military
since the creation of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901; they have
not always been considered qualified for veteran status for
the purpose of receiving benefits from the Department of
Veterans Affairs; and, it was not until well after World War
II that women who served in the military began to officially
be recognized as veterans and were able to take advantage of
programs, opportunities, and benefits from the federal and
state government, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
other veteran service organizations.
This resolution proclaims June 12, 2014, as Women Veterans' Day
and urges all citizens to join in celebrating the many
contributions of women to our military forces.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/18/14)
National Women Veterans Association of America (source)
JA:k 6/18/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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