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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 571 

Expressing support for the designation of July as ‘‘American Pride Month’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 30, 2023 

Mr. HUNT submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the designation of July as ‘‘American 

Pride Month’’. 

Whereas the purpose of American Pride Month is to celebrate, memorialize, and increase awareness of the monumental achievements of the United States of America and 

the countless number of patriots throughout her history 

which have made this Nation the last best hope of earth; 

Whereas President Ronald Reagan said in his farewell address to the Nation, we’ve got to teach history based not 

on what’s in fashion but what’s important; 

Whereas the purpose of American Pride Month is to bring 

American exceptionalism back into the spotlight and to 

teach our children what it means to be an American; 


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Whereas we recognize the brave patriots of the American 

War of Independence and their courage in the fight for 

self-government; 

Whereas their sacrifices laid the groundwork for the prosperous Nation we have today; 

Whereas we recognize the Founding Fathers of our Nation 

and the Framers of the Constitution by which our country was founded; 

Whereas we recognize a Nation that fought a civil war to preserve its union and free four million Americans from the 

original sin of slavery; 

Whereas we recognize the sacrifices made of the American 

patriots who served in World War I; 

Whereas it was considered the war to end all wars, until the 

next one, when another generation of young men were 

called to serve and if necessary, lay down their lives to 

preserve freedom; 

Whereas we recognize the achievements made by the Greatest 

Generation during World War II, the efforts of brave 

American patriots across our country to mobilize the war 

effort, the struggle to free Europe from the fascist grip 

of Hitler, and war in the Pacific to defeat the Empire of 

Japan with the full might of the United States Military; 

Whereas we recognize the bold and daring American Astronauts who won the space race, walked on the moon, 

ended a Cold War, and the brilliant men and women of 

NASA who supported them; 

Whereas we honor and salute the American Troops who lost 

their lives in Vietnam, those who returned and did not 

receive the hero’s welcome they deserved, and those who 

never returned; 


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Whereas America owes them a debt of gratitude we can never 

repay, but their devotion to our Nation, often paid in 

blood, deserves remembrance; 

Whereas we recognize the many civil rights leaders, activists, 

faith leaders, college students, high school students, shop 

owners, and others who risked their lives to fight for 

equal rights for all Americans; 

Whereas we recognize the significance of the terror attacks 

on the American homeland on September 11, 2001, and 

the resilience, patriotism, and unity shown by the American people in the wake of the worst attack on our Nation 

since Pearl Harbor; 

Whereas we honor the fearless men and women who volunteered to serve this country in every conflict fought home 

and abroad since the founding of our Nation; 

Whereas we recognize the explorers, entrepreneurs, and historical figures who embodied the American ethos and who 

have inspired generations of Americans to follow in their 

footsteps; 

Whereas we memorialize the efforts of trailblazers like Lewis 

and Clark, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Albert Einstein, 

Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, 

and President Theodore Roosevelt; 

Whereas we remember and learn from the example set by 

great patriotic leaders like Patrick Henry, John Adams, 

Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Betsy Ross, 

Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Ulysses S. 

Grant, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Paul Revere, Booker T. Washington, 

Harriet Tubman, the Buffalo Soldiers, Clara Barton, 

Samuel Adams, and so many more; and 


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Whereas we understand that preserving America for the next 

generation starts and ends with teaching its history: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives ex2 presses support for the designation of ‘‘American Pride 

3 Month’’. 

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