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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1306 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3854
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a Vietnam War commemoration fund.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/15/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/28/2025David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/29/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1306 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3854
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3854) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to establishing a Vietnam War commemoration fund.
Veterans and Federal Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3510 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act establishing a Vietnam War commemoration fund.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, there shall be established
2and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund known as the Vietnam War
3Commemoration Fund to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United States’ withdrawal
4from the Vietnam War, a conflict in which more than 1,300 service members from
5Massachusetts lost their lives. The fund shall be established for the purposes of constructing and
6renovating memorials, planning events, and generating educational materials. The fund shall be
7administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and municipalities may apply for
8monies from the fund, subject to the approval of the commission. The fund shall be credited
9with: (i) revenue from appropriations or other money authorized by the general court and
10specifically designated to be credited to the fund; (ii) interest earned on such revenues; (iii) funds 2 of 2
11from public and private sources such as gifts, grants, and donations to further commemoration of
12the Vietnam War. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation.
13 (b) Amounts received from private sources shall be approved by the commission and
14subject to review before being deposited in the fund to ensure that pledged funds are not
15accompanied by conditions, explicit or implicit. The review shall be made publicly available.