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Support Active Duty Service Members and Families

Last activity March 9, 2026 (6 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    March 2, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council passed a resolution expressing steadfast support for active duty United States service members and their families. Adopted March 4, 2026, the measure recognizes the service and sacrifice of military personnel and calls on Boston residents to show gratitude. The resolution was adopted after the rules were suspended and includes council sponsorship and public materials.

Affects Active duty service members and Military families

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Enrique Pepén, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Miniard Culpepper, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Henry Santana, Ed Flynn, and Erin Murphy

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Resolution expressing support for active duty service members and their families. On motion of Councilors Murphy and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Santana as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Murphy, Flynn and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell),

Timeline

  1. March 4, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    City Council

    Watch the meeting City video Minutes, March 4, 2026