To designate the National Memorial Day Parade, and for other purposes.
HR 4845 designates the annual National Memorial Day Parade held in Washington, DC, as the "National Memorial Day Parade" for recognition purposes. The bill formally acknowledges the parade's history, noting it began in 2004 after a 62-year hiatus and has grown to become the largest Memorial Day event in the U.S., drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees and viewers nationwide. It authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide military support for the parade, including using active and reserve military units and federal funds for ceremonial displays of small arms and munitions. This bill does not create new benefits or obligations but formally recognizes an existing event and outlines limited military support mechanisms.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jake Ellzey
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