House File 374 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 374 BY HAGENOW , KLEIN , FRY , VANDER LINDEN , HUSEMAN , SODERBERG , J. TAYLOR , PEARSON , FORRISTALL , and KAUFMANN A BILL FOR An Act to designate August 7 of each year as Purple Heart Day. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 2638HH (3) 84 jr/nh
H.F. 374 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 1C.16 Purple Heart Day. 1 The governor of this state is hereby requested and 2 authorized to issue annually a proclamation designating the 3 seventh day of August as Purple Heart Day and to encourage all 4 governmental bodies in the state to observe the day in a manner 5 that honors the sacrifice of those men and women who shed their 6 blood and gave their lives in service to the United States of 7 America. 8 EXPLANATION 9 This bill designates August 7 of each year as Purple Heart 10 Day. This designation does not make August 7 a state holiday. 11 -1- LSB 2638HH (3) 84 jr/nh 1/ 1