CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 150Introduced by Assembly Member SalasJanuary 21, 2020 Relative to Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 150, as introduced, Salas. Gold Star Mothers and Families Day.This measure would proclaim September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, The history of Gold Star Families began in the United States shortly after World War I to provide support for mothers who lost sons or daughters in the war; andWHEREAS, The reference to the Gold Star comes from the custom of families of servicemen or servicewomen hanging a service flag in the window of their homes displaying a blue star for every living family member in the service and a gold star for those who have perished; andWHEREAS, The United States began observing Gold Star Mothers Day on the last Sunday of September in 1936, and the Gold Star Wives was formed before the end of World War II; andWHEREAS, Since 2009, the President of the United States has issued annual proclamations designating the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day; andWHEREAS, The strength of our military is built upon the men and women who serve in uniform and the families who support them; andWHEREAS, Since the start of the War on Terror, more than 6,800 members of the United States Armed Forces have lost their lives; andWHEREAS, The families of our fallen soldiers have made a tremendous sacrifice on behalf of our country; andWHEREAS, All Gold Star Families deserve to be recognized by our local, state, and federal leaders for their sacrifices and for their dedicated and patriotic support of the United States; andWHEREAS, Supporting Gold Star Families who have lost loved ones to combat demonstrates the commitment of the American people to those families now and in the future; andWHEREAS, As a nation, we must continually look for new ways to support Gold Star Families both in the days immediately following the tragedy and in the years that follow; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 150Introduced by Assembly Member SalasJanuary 21, 2020 Relative to Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 150, as introduced, Salas. Gold Star Mothers and Families Day.This measure would proclaim September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution
No. 150
Introduced by Assembly Member SalasJanuary 21, 2020
Introduced by Assembly Member Salas
January 21, 2020
Relative to Gold Star Mothers and Families Day.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 150, as introduced, Salas. Gold Star Mothers and Families Day.
This measure would proclaim September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California.
This measure would proclaim September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, The history of Gold Star Families began in the United States shortly after World War I to provide support for mothers who lost sons or daughters in the war; and
WHEREAS, The reference to the Gold Star comes from the custom of families of servicemen or servicewomen hanging a service flag in the window of their homes displaying a blue star for every living family member in the service and a gold star for those who have perished; and
WHEREAS, The United States began observing Gold Star Mothers Day on the last Sunday of September in 1936, and the Gold Star Wives was formed before the end of World War II; and
WHEREAS, Since 2009, the President of the United States has issued annual proclamations designating the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day; and
WHEREAS, The strength of our military is built upon the men and women who serve in uniform and the families who support them; and
WHEREAS, Since the start of the War on Terror, more than 6,800 members of the United States Armed Forces have lost their lives; and
WHEREAS, The families of our fallen soldiers have made a tremendous sacrifice on behalf of our country; and
WHEREAS, All Gold Star Families deserve to be recognized by our local, state, and federal leaders for their sacrifices and for their dedicated and patriotic support of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Supporting Gold Star Families who have lost loved ones to combat demonstrates the commitment of the American people to those families now and in the future; and
WHEREAS, As a nation, we must continually look for new ways to support Gold Star Families both in the days immediately following the tragedy and in the years that follow; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims September 27, 2020, as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day in California; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.