Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week”.

H. Res. 720 · 118th Congress · Sep 21, 2023 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

designates a week annually as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week”;

(2)

honors and recognizes the sacrifices made by—

(A)

the families of members of the Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend freedom and protect the United States; and

(B)

the families of veterans of the Armed Forces; and

(3)

encourages the people of the United States to observe “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week” by—

(A)

performing acts of service and goodwill in their communities; and

(B)

celebrating the lives of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that others could continue to enjoy life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Sep 21, 2023viewing Introduced in House Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Bost, Ms. Kuster, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Ellzey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Mace, Mr. Cline, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Rouzer, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Costa, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Kiley, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Manning, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, Mr. Guest, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Graves of Missouri, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as “Gold Star Families Remembrance Week”.

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