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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

HCR 23: Recognizing and honoring Oregon civilians who served the United States on Wake Island during World War II.

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HCR 23 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Oregon House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Recognizing and honoring Oregon civilians who served the United States on Wake Island during World War II. Primary sponsor: Rick Lewis (Republican), Jeff Helfrich (Republican), Court Boice (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Filed with Secretary of State.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Recognizes and honors Oregon civilians who served the United States on Wake Island during World War II. Commends individuals who have increased public awareness of the service and sacrifice of these civilians.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick LewisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Jeff HelfrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Court BoicePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Ed DiehlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Paul EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Dacia GrayberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Vikki Breese IversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Mark MeekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Alek SkarlatosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kim ThatcherCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Filed with Secretary of State.
  2. President signed.
  3. Speaker signed.
  4. House concurred in Senate amendments and readopted measure.
  5. Made Special Order of Business. Final reading. Carried by Thatcher. Adopted.
  6. Second reading.
  7. Recommendation: Do adopt with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
  8. Public Hearing and Work Session held.
  9. Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.
  10. First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  11. Read as Special Order of Business. Carried by Lewis. Adopted.
  12. Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business immediately.

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source