Find Resolutions of The American Legion

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  • Select Resolution to limit search results to only resolutions.

Series:

  • Legislative Intent Resolutions: Policy statements that are part of the American Legion's legislative program.
  • National Executive Committee Resolutions: Policy statements approved by the National Executive Committee.
  • National Convention Resolutions: Policy statements approved at the National Conventions.

Topic reflects the key program areas such as:

  • Americanism
  • Children & Youth
  • Internal Affairs
  • Media & Communications
  • Membership & Post Activities
  • Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation 

 

Resolution Search Shortcut

Use the meeting identifier or unique resolution identifier to find resolutions.

Search by Meeting Identifier

Build a wildcard search with the year of the meeting and the meeting abbreviation. For example, the search 2022F* locates all the active resolutions from the 2022 Fall meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC).

Abbreviation Meeting
F Fall meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) 
M Mail vote of the National Executive Committee (NEC) 
N National Convention
P Pre-Convention meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) 
Q Post-Convention meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) 
S Spring meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) 
X Special meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC)

Search by Unique Resolution Identifier

Each approved resolution is assigned a unique identifier for easy identification and retrieval. The identifier includes the year, meeting abbreviation and three digit resolution number (i.e. 035, 001, 121). For example, a search for 2007F035 will retrieve Resolution No. 35 from the 2007 Fall National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.

Search Examples Results
2002F* Search returns all active resolutions approved at the 2002 Fall meeting of the National Executive Committee and meeting proceedings.
2010N* Search returns all active resolutions approved at the 2010 National Convention and the National Convention meeting proceedings.
2021S001 Search returns only Resolution No. 1 approved at the 2021 Fall meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC).
2022F002 Search returns only Resolution No. 2 approved at the 2022 Spring meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC).