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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 396 

In honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of motherhood and the 

impact mothers have on raising the next generation, on the occasion 

of Mother’s Day. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2023 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. 

NEHLS, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. SANTOS, Ms. MACE, Mr. SELF, Mr. MANN, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mrs. LESKO, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

FALLON, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. 

GOODEN of Texas, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. WILLIAMS of 

Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

ROSE, Mr. DAVIDSON, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. EZELL, Mr. STRONG, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mrs. SPARTZ, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mrs. 

BICE, Mrs. CAMMACK, and Mr. CRAWFORD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

In honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of motherhood and the impact mothers have on raising the next 

generation, on the occasion of Mother’s Day. 

Whereas President Woodrow Wilson issued a Presidential 

proclamation on May 9, 1914, establishing the first national Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers; 


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Whereas Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world, demonstrating the historical significance and universal respect for mothers and motherhood; 

Whereas, on Mother’s Day, families are blessed with the opportunity to celebrate their mothers, the sacrifices mothers make daily, and everything motherhood represents; 

Whereas mothers are responsible for raising the next generation and deserve to be celebrated for the special ability 

only they have to bring life into this world; 

Whereas mothers are both strong and nurturing, traits which 

are critical to the development of their progeny; 

Whereas mothers such as stepmothers, adopted mothers, and 

single mothers are also vital to the fabric of this Nation 

and the story of motherhood; 

Whereas the definition of ‘‘mother’’ has come under attack 

in recent years from various groups that seek to diminish 

the significance of motherhood; 

Whereas redefining motherhood attacks the fundamental 

truth of the human experience and ignores the intrinsic 

capability women have to become mothers; 

Whereas the terms ‘‘birthing person’’, ‘‘gestational parent’’, 

‘‘chest feeder’’, ‘‘menstruating people’’, ‘‘pregnant people’’, and ‘‘people with a capacity for pregnancy’’, among 

others, diminish the significance of motherhood; 

Whereas the previous Congress incomprehensibly passed legislation that eliminated the term ‘‘mother’’ from the 

House Rules, tantamount to an attack on motherhood at 

the most fundamental level; 


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Whereas the Biden administration’s continual use of the term 

‘‘pregnant people’’, instead of ‘‘pregnant women’’, is an 

insult to motherhood; 

Whereas mothers are, by basic logic and commonsense definition, women; and 

Whereas, on Sunday, May 14, 2023, the United States will 

celebrate Mother’s Day, thus providing Americans the opportunity to express their love and reverence for the 

mothers of this Nation: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports policies that recognize mothers as 

3 mothers; 

4 (2) acknowledges that Mother’s Day is intended 

5 specifically to commemorate motherhood and to 

6 honor the mothers of the United States; 

7 (3) recognizes the importance of motherhood, 

8 the sacrifices women make when choosing to raise a 

9 family, and the invaluable contributions of mother10 hood to the family, community, States, and country 

11 as a whole; and 

12 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

13 to observe Mother’s Day in celebration of the women 

14 who have chosen to bring life into the world and 

15 nurture the next generation. 

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