What's happening
This bill designates July 16th each year as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day" in New York State for commemoration.
Why it matters
Recognizes the unique sacrifices of atomic and nuclear veterans. those who participated in nuclear weapons tests or served in areas affected by atomic radiation—helping to address a group whose contributions and health impacts have often been overlooked in public memory.
Promotes public awareness and education. about the legacy of nuclear weapons testing and its long-term effects on service members, potentially aiding advocacy efforts for healthcare, benefits, or further research into the health implications for these veterans.
Aligns New York State with national efforts. (such as the federal Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal) to honor and remember this specific group, reinforcing the importance of state-level recognition in addition to federal acknowledgment.
Provides a platform for veterans, families, and organizations. to hold commemorative events, share stories, and foster dialogue about the broader impacts of nuclear weapons programs on military personnel and society.
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Who cares
Atomic and nuclear veterans
The bill would recognize them by designating July 16 each year as “Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day” in New York.
Veterans’ organizations
The designation would provide an annual state-recognized date to commemorate atomic and nuclear veterans.
State officials
The bill would add the observance to the Executive Law’s list of annual days of commemoration, effective immediately.
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Honor Atomic Veterans Day
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1411
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, GRAY, MAHER, E. BROWN, BENDETT, DeSTEFA- NO, TAGUE, DURSO, MORINELLO, ANGELINO, LEMONDES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing July sixteenth of each year as a day of commemoration known as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the executive law, as amended by chapter 542 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
3. The following days shall be days of commemoration in each year: January sixth, to be known as "Haym Salomon Day", January twenty-seventh, to be known as "Holocaust Remembrance Day", February fourth, to be known as "Rosa Parks Day", February fifteenth, to be known as "Susan B. Anthony Day", February sixteenth, to be known as "Lithuanian Independence Day", February twenty-eighth, to be known as "Gulf War Veterans' Day", March fourth, to be known as "Pulaski Day", March eighth, to be known as "International Women's Day", March tenth, to be known as "Harriet Tubman Day", March twenty-ninth, to be known as "Vietnam Veterans' Day", April ninth, to be known as "POW Recognition Day", April twenty-seventh, to be known as "Coretta Scott King Day", April twentyeighth, to be known as "Workers' Memorial Day", the first Tuesday in May to be known as "New York State Teacher Day", May seventeenth, to be known as "Thurgood Marshall Day", the first Sunday in June, to be known as "Children's Day", June second, to be known as "Italian Independence Day", June twelfth, to be known as "Women Veterans Recognition Day", June nineteenth, to be known as "Juneteenth Freedom Day", June twentyfifth, to be known as "Korean War Veterans' Day", the second Monday in July, to be known as "Abolition Commemoration Day", July sixteenth, to be known as "Atomic and Nuclear Veterans Day", August twenty-fourth, to
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be known as "Ukrainian Independence Day", August twenty-sixth, to be known as "Women's Equality Day", September eleventh, to be known as "Battle of Plattsburgh Day" and also to be known as "September 11th Remembrance Day", September thirteenth, to be known as "John Barry Day" and also to be known as "Uncle Sam Day in the State of New York", September seventeenth, to be known as "Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Memorial Day", the third Friday in September to be known as "New York State POW/MIA Recognition Day" except if such date of commemoration cannot be observed due to a religious holiday, such observances shall then be conducted on the second Friday of September, the last Saturday in September, to be known as "War of 1812 Day", the fourth Saturday of September, known as "Native-American Day", the last Sunday in September, to be known as "Gold Star Mothers' Day", October fifth, to be known as "Raoul Wallenberg Day", October eleventh, to be known as "New Netherland Day in the State of New York", October eighteenth, to be known as "Disabilities History Day", October twenty-seventh, to be known as "Theodore Roosevelt Day", November ninth, to be known as "Witness for Tolerance Day", November twelfth, to be known as "Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day", the third Tuesday in November to be known as "New York State School-Related Professionals Recognition Day", November twenty-sixth, to be known as "Sojourner Truth Day", November thirtieth, to be known as "Shirley Chisholm Day", December third, to be known as "International Day of Persons with Disabilities", December seventh, to be known as "Pearl Harbor Day", December sixteenth, to be known as "Bastogne Day" and that day of the Asian lunar calendar designated as new year to be known as "Asian New Year".
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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