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US HR744

Resolution

Status

Introduced

9/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Newhouse

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Designates September 21-27, 2025 as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week" to honor families who lost loved ones serving in the Armed Forces

  • Recognizes that while Gold Star Mother's Day exists (last Sunday in September, established 1936), no date currently honors the broader family members affected by military deaths

  • Honors sacrifices made by families of fallen service members and families of Armed Forces veterans

  • Encourages Americans to observe the week through community service and acts of goodwill

  • Introduced September 18, 2025 by Rep. Newhouse with over 60 bipartisan cosponsors; referred to Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees

Legislative Description

Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 27, 2025, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

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.

9/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Armed Services9/18/2025

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