Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR21: 2025 YEAR OF THE SOLDIER
Status: In committee, May 14, 2025
Encouraging the United States Congress to designate 2025 as the Year of the Soldier.
What the bill says
A resolution Encouraging the United States Congress to designate 2025 as the Year of the Soldier.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Encouraging the United States Congress to designate 2025 as the Year of the Soldier. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: WHEREAS the United States Army, the first and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States, has played a defining role in the development and defense of the nation and has shaped history as one of the foremost land warfare service branches around the world for 250 years; and WHEREAS the United States Army is older than the nation it serves, tracing its roots to June 14, 1775, when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for the formation of 10 companies of expert riflemen to support the fight for independence; and WHEREAS the establishment of the Continental Army predated the signing of the Declaration of Independence by more than a year, and its rapid growth and development proved essential to the security and integrity of the early United States; and WHEREAS, in 1791, the ongoing global conflicts and upheaval on the western frontier led to the reorganization of a standing ground force, the Legion of the United States, which, in 1796, was renamed the United States Army; and WHEREAS, during the War of 1812, when many militia units struggled to repulse HJR021a -1- HJR New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT …
Sponsors
- David Nelson (R, HD-018) · primary sponsor
- Mia Costello (R, HD-015)
- Dan Saddler (R, HD-024)
Latest actions
- : (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
- : (H) FN1: ZERO(LEG)
- : (H) DP: GRAY, NELSON, HALL, SADDLER, EISCHEID
- : (H) MLV RPT 5DP
- : (H) Minutes (HMLV)
- : (H) Moved HJR 21 Out of Committee -- Delayed to 15 min Following Session --
- : (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124
- : (H) Minutes (HMLV)
- : (H) Heard & Held
- : (H) MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS at 10:15 AM BARNES 124
Subjects: MILITARY, WARFARE, PROCLAMATIONS
Common questions
- What is HJR21?
- HJR21 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): 2025 YEAR OF THE SOLDIER.
- What does HJR21 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Encouraging the United States Congress to designate 2025 as the Year of the Soldier.
- What is the status of HJR21?
- In committee as of May 14, 2025. Latest action: (H) REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS (May 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR21?
- David Nelson (R, HD-018), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR21?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 21
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