Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR116: House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War
Status: Passed both chambers, April 25, 2025
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 25, 2025:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R.116 OfferedbyRepresentativesHangoofBerkshire,Morgan,M.ofMilton,ArsenaultofWilliston,AustinofColchester,BaileyofHydePark,Bartholomew ofHartland,BartleyofFairfax,BerbecoofWinooski,BirongofVergennes,BishopofColchester,BlackofEssex,BluemleofBurlington,Bos-Lunof Westminster,BoschofClarendon,BoutinofBarreCity,BoydenofCambridge,BradyofWilliston,BranaganofGeorgia,BrownofRichmond,BurdittofWest Rutland,BurkeofBrattleboro,BurkhardtofSouthBurlington,BurrowsofWestWindsor,BurttofCabot,CampbellofSt.Johnsbury,CanfieldofFairHaven, Carris-DuncanofWhitingham,CaseyofMontpelier,CaseyofHubbardton,ChapinofEastMontpelier,CharltonofChester,ChristieofHartford,Cinaof Burlington,CoffinofCavendish,ColeofHartford,ConlonofCornwall,CooperofPownal,CorcoranofBennington,CordesofBristol,Critchlowof Colchester,DemarofEnosburgh,DickinsonofSt.AlbansTown,DobrovichofWilliamstown,DodgeofEssex,DolanofEssexJunction,DolginofSt. Johnsbury,DonahueofNorthfield,DukeofBurlington,DurfeeofShaftsbury,EastesofGuilford,EmmonsofSpringfield,FeltusofLyndon,GalfettiofBarre Town,GarofanoofEssex,GoldmanofRockingham,GoodnowofBrattleboro,GoslantofNorthfield,GraningofJericho,GreerofBennington,Gregoireof Fairfield,HarpleofGlover,HarrisonofChittenden,HarveyofCastleton,HigleyofLowell,HolcombeofNorwich,HooperofRandolph,HooperofBurlington, HoughtonofEssexJunction,HowardofRutlandCity,HowlandofRutlandTown,HunterofManchester,JamesofManchester,KascenskaofBurke,Keyser ofRutlandCity,KimbellofWoodstock,KleppnerofBurlington,KornheiserofBrattleboro,KrasnowofSouthBurlington,KrowinskiofBurlington,Laborof Morgan,LalleyofShelburne,LaLondeofSouthBurlington,LaMontofMorristown,LarocheofFranklin,LipskyofStowe,LoganofBurlington,Longof Newfane,LuneauofSt.AlbansCity,MaguireofRutlandCity,MalayofPittsford,MarcotteofCoventry,MaslandofThetford,McCannofMontpelier,McCoy ofPoultney,McFaunofBarreTown,McGillofBridport,MicklusofMilton,MihalyofCalais,MinierofSouthBurlington,Morgan,L.ofMilton,Morrisof Springfield,MorrisseyofBennington,MorrowofWeston,MrowickiofPutney,NelsonofDerby,NielsenofBrandon,NigroofBennington,Northof Ferrisburgh,NoyesofWolcott,NugentofSouthBurlington,O'BrienofTunbridge,OdeofBurlington,OliverofSheldon,OlsonofStarksboro,Pageof NewportCity,ParsonsofNewbury,PezzoofColchester,PinsonaultofDorset,PouechofHinesburg,PowersofWaterford,PriestleyofBradford,Pritchardof Pawlet,QuimbyofLyndon,RachelsonofBurlington,SatcowitzofRandolph,ScheuofMiddlebury,SheldonofMiddlebury,SibiliaofDover,Southworthof Walden,SquirrellofUnderhill,SteadyofMilton,StevensofWaterbury,StoneofBurlington,SurprenantofBarnard,SweeneyofShelburne,Tagliaviaof Corinth,TaylorofMilton,TomlinsonofWinooski,ToofofSt.AlbansTown,TorreofMoretown,WalkerofSwanton,WaszazakofBarreCity,WatersEvans ofCharlotte,WellsofBrownington,WhiteofWaitsfield,WhiteofBethel,WinterofLudlow,WoodofWaterbury,andYacovoneofMorristown OfferedbySenatorsCollamoreandRamHinsdale Houseconcurrentresolutioncommemoratingthe50thanniversaryoftheconclusionoftheVietnamWar Whereas,theU.S.militaryengagementinVietnambeganin1950,when,ontheadviceofhisNationalSecurityCouncil,PresidentTrumanauthorized militaryaidforFrencharmedforcesbattlinginIndochina,and,inJuly1959,twoAmericanmilitaryadvisorswerekilledinaguerrillaattack, and Whereas,asthechallengesfortheSouthVietnamesegovernmentincreased,theAmericanmilitaryadvisorypresenceexpanded, and Whereas,inAugust1964,whilestationedofftheVietnamesecoastintheGulfofTonkin,theAmericandestroyerUSSMaddoxsustaineddamagefrom NorthVietnamesefire,andinresponse,CongressadoptedtheGulfofTonkinResolution,increasingPresidentJohnson'sauthoritytoengagemilitarilyin Vietnam, and Whereas,inMarch1965,thefirstAmericancombattroopsarrivedatDaNang,SouthVietnam,andduringthefollowingyears,Americanforcesfought bravelyandatgreatperil,andaccordingtothe2021dataoftheVietnamVeteransMemorialFund,58,281U.S.militarypersonnel,including100Vermonters, diedincombatornoncombatsituationsduringtheVietnamWar,whileover300,000Americansoldierswerewounded, and Whereas,althoughacease-fireagreementwassignedinJanuary1973andthelastU.S.groundtroopswithdrewfromthecountryinMarch1973,the VietnamWarcontinueduntilApril30,1975,whenNorthVietnamcapturedtheSouthVietnamesecapital,thenknownasSaigon,andtheconflict concluded, and Whereas,VietnamWarveteransservedtheircountryheroicallyandmanycontinuetofacephysicalandmentalhealthchallengesduetotheirmilitary service, and Whereas,today,April30,2025,marksthe50thanniversaryoftheconclusionoftheVietnamWar,nowtherefore be it ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: ThattheGeneralAssemblycommemoratesthe50thanniversaryoftheconclusionoftheVietnamWar,andbeitfurther Resolved: ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolutiontotheVermontStateCounciloftheVietnamVeteransofAmerica,the AmericanLegionDepartmentofVermont,andtheVeteransofForeignWarsDepartmentofVermont.
Sponsors
- Lisa Hango (R, Franklin-5) · primary sponsor
- Michael Morgan (R, Grand Isle-Chittenden) · primary sponsor
- Angela Arsenault (D, Chittenden-2)
- Sarah Austin (D, Chittenden-19)
- Richard Bailey (R, Lamoille-2)
- John Bartholomew (D, Windsor-1)
- Ashley Bartley (R, Franklin-1)
- Daisy Berbeco (D, Chittenden-21)
- Matthew Birong (D, Addison-3)
- Doug Bishop (D, Chittenden-20)
- Alyssa Black (D, Chittenden-24)
- Tiffany Bluemle (D, Chittenden-13)
Latest actions
- : Ceremonial Reading
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR116?
- HCR116 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War.
- What is the status of HCR116?
- Passed both chambers as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: Ceremonial Reading (April 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR116?
- Lisa Hango (R, Franklin-5), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR116?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.116
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