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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 268 

Supporting responsible fatherhood, promoting marriage, and encouraging 

greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially 

on Father’s Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2007 

Mr. MCINTYRE (for himself and Mr. PITTS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting responsible fatherhood, promoting marriage, and 

encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives 

of their children, especially on Father’s Day. 

Whereas married fathers are more likely to have a close, enduring relationship with their children than unmarried 

fathers; 

Whereas, according to a 2005 study conducted by the National Fatherhood Initiative, 97 percent of Americans 

agree with the statement that ‘‘fathers are as important 

as mothers for proper development of children’’; 

Whereas in a study of fathers’ interaction with their children 

in intact two-parent families, nearly 90 percent of the fathers surveyed said that being a father is the most fulfilling role a man can have; 


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Whereas a broad array of the leading family and child development experts in the United States agree that it is in 

the best interests of children and the United States as a 

whole to encourage more two-parent families where the 

father is actively involved with his children; 

Whereas promoting responsible fatherhood can help increase 

the chances that children will grow up with two caring 

parents; 

Whereas children with fathers at home tend to do better in 

school, to be less prone to emotional and behavioral problems, and to have more successful relationships; 

Whereas boys and girls alike demonstrate greater self-control 

and ability to take initiative when fathers are actively involved in their upbringing; 

Whereas children who are apart from their biological fathers 

are, in comparison to other children, 5 times more likely 

to live in poverty, and more likely to bring weapons and 

drugs into the classroom, commit other crimes, drop out 

of school, commit suicide, abuse alcohol or drugs, become 

pregnant as teenagers, suffer child abuse, or exhibit other 

behavioral problems; 

Whereas the promotion of responsible fatherhood should not 

denigrate the standing or parenting efforts of single 

mothers, whose efforts are heroic, lessen the protection of 

children from abusive parents, cause women to remain in, 

or enter into, abusive relationships, or compromise the 

health or safety of a custodial parent; and 

Whereas Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) commends the millions of fathers who serve 

2 as wonderful, caring parents for their children; 

3 (2) calls on fathers across the United States to 

4 use Father’s Day to reconnect and rededicate them5 selves to their children’s lives, to spend Father’s Day 

6 with their children, and to express their love and 

7 support for their children; 

8 (3) urges men to understand the level of re9 sponsibility fathering a child requires, especially in 

10 the encouragement of the moral, academic, and spir11 itual development of children; and 

12 (4) encourages active involvement of fathers in 

13 the rearing and development of their children, in14 cluding the devotion of time, energy, and resources. 

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