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The American Legion National Library and Museum administers the Digital Archive, which represents the library's digital holdings. The Digital Archive provides full-text access to The American Legion magazine, national meeting digests, post and officer manuals, newsletters, press releases, and other publications published by the national organization. Additionally, the archive contains the ruling documents of The American Legion including current resolutions.

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Brochures, Pamphlets, and Special Reports

Includes Congressional testimony and other material primarily from 1999 to 2020. Historic collections include National Convention programs (1919-2019) and Emblem Sales catalogs (1919-2019).

Magazines, Newsletters and Press Releases

Includes The American Legion magazine (1919-2018), The Dispatch, press releases and other publications.

National Meeting Digests and Reports

1919 to present

Resolutions and Founding Documents of The American Legion

Active resolutions from 1919 to present.

Proceedings of the National Executive Committee of The American Legion [October 14-15, 2020 & November 17, 2020]

American Legion. National Executive Committee (American Legion, 2020)
[Statement of John Kamin, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Veterans' Affairs Committee on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 17, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-07-17)
[Statement of Davy Leghorn, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before the House Small Business Committee on "Continuing to Serve: From Military to Entrepreneur," July 10, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-07-10)
[Statement of Greg Nembhard, Deputy Director, National Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on S. 123; S. 221; S. 318; S. 450; S. 514; S. 524; S. 711; S. 746; S. 785; S. 805; S. 850; S. 857; S. 980; S. 1101; S. 1154 and all Subsequential Draft Bills, May 22, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-05-22)
[Statement of Chanin Nuntavong, Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on H.R. 1126, H.R. 1200, H.R. 1199, H.R. 1628, H.R. 1826, a draft bill, and H.R. 299 Amended, May 1, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-05-01)
[Statement of Karl Cooke, Director, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for the Veterans Health Administration," May 15, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-05-15)
[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 30, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-04-30)
[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 3, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-04-03)
[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on U.S. Department ff Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021, February 27, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-02-27)
[Statement of John Kamin, Education & Credentialing Policy Associate, National Veteran Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "Identifying Congressional and Administration Priorities for the Next Congress: How we can Support our Veterans Through and After COVID-19," December 8, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-12-08)
[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending Legislative, September 10, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-09-10)
[Statement of Jeff Steele, Legislative Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on "A Time For Change: Assessing the Need to Modernize Veteran Eligibility for Care," December 2, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-12-02)
[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "S.785: Leading the Way to Comprehensive Mental Health Care and Suicide Prevention for Veterans," September 9, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-09-09)
[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 23, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-07-23)
[Statement of Katie A. Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Safety for all: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 22, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-07-22)
[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, March 10, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-03-10)
[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Resilience and Coping: Mental Health of Women Veterans," March 11, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-03-11)
[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention among Veterans, April 29, 2019]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2019-04-29)
[Statement of Tammy Barlet, Health Policy Coordinator, Veterans Affairs And Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Examining How the Department of Veterans Affairs Supports Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma, February 5, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-02-05)
[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Achieving Health Equity for America's Minority Veterans, February 11, 2020]

American Legion. National Headquarters (Washington, DC) (2020-02-11)

The American Legion Digital Archive

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Proceedings of the National Executive Committee of The American Legion [October 14-15, 2020 & November 17, 2020]

[Statement of John Kamin, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Veterans' Affairs Committee on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 17, 2019]

[Statement of Davy Leghorn, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before the House Small Business Committee on "Continuing to Serve: From Military to Entrepreneur," July 10, 2019]

[Statement of Karl Cooke, Director, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for the Veterans Health Administration," May 15, 2019]

[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 30, 2019]

[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 3, 2019]

[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on U.S. Department ff Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021, February 27, 2020]

[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending Legislative, September 10, 2020]

[Statement of Jeff Steele, Legislative Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on "A Time For Change: Assessing the Need to Modernize Veteran Eligibility for Care," December 2, 2020]

[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "S.785: Leading the Way to Comprehensive Mental Health Care and Suicide Prevention for Veterans," September 9, 2020]

[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 23, 2020]

[Statement of Katie A. Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Safety for all: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 22, 2020]

[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, March 10, 2020]

[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Resilience and Coping: Mental Health of Women Veterans," March 11, 2020]

[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention among Veterans, April 29, 2019]

[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Achieving Health Equity for America's Minority Veterans, February 11, 2020]

The American Legion Digital Archive

Collections

Recently Added

Proceedings of the National Executive Committee of The American Legion [October 14-15, 2020 & November 17, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of John Kamin, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Veterans' Affairs Committee on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 17, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Davy Leghorn, Assistant Director, National Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion before the House Small Business Committee on "Continuing to Serve: From Military to Entrepreneur," July 10, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Karl Cooke, Director, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for the Veterans Health Administration," May 15, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 30, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Larry Lohmann, Senior Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020," April 3, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on U.S. Department ff Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021, February 27, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending Legislative, September 10, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of Jeff Steele, Legislative Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on "A Time For Change: Assessing the Need to Modernize Veteran Eligibility for Care," December 2, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on "S.785: Leading the Way to Comprehensive Mental Health Care and Suicide Prevention for Veterans," September 9, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of Katie Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, July 23, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of Katie A. Purswell, Deputy Director of Health Policy, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Safety for all: Ending Sexual Harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 22, 2020] ﻿

[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Pending and Draft Legislation, March 10, 2020] ﻿

[Statement for the Record of The American Legion to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health on "Resilience and Coping: Mental Health of Women Veterans," March 11, 2020] ﻿

[Statement of The American Legion before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Tragic Trends: Suicide Prevention among Veterans, April 29, 2019] ﻿

[Statement of Melissa Bryant, Director, Legislative Division, The American Legion before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Achieving Health Equity for America's Minority Veterans, February 11, 2020] ﻿