AMVETS
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AMVETS Governing & Founding Documents
The documents that define how AMVETS is organized and how its Family works together. Use these resources to understand membership rules, officer duties, convention procedure, and the standards posts, departments, and Family organizations are expected to follow.
National
Constitution & Bylaws
The AMVETS National Constitution and Bylaws are the organization’s governing documents. They set our aims, membership rules, and three-tier structure of national headquarters, state departments, and local posts, with family units required to conform to national rules.
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Last amended August 21. 2026
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Original 1947
Congressional Charter
AMVETS (American Veterans) received its official congressional charter on July 23, 1947, when President Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 216, making it the first World War II veterans organization to be chartered by Congress. See the original charter.
AMVETS Family
Traditions and Protocols Guidebook
AMVETS Family Traditions and Protocols Committee has created this highly informative guidebook on the protocols for typical AMVETS Family interaction.
AMVETS Officers
Manual
The official manual published for officers at the post, department, and national levels. It covers the organization’s history, structure, membership rules, officer duties, meeting procedures, parliamentary law, ceremonies, rituals, programs, and compliance matters such as tax-exempt status.
