114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 44 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas military caregivers are nameless, courageous, giving 

individuals whose determination and sacrifices are rarely 

acknowledged and little-known outside of the military 

community; 

Whereas a military caregiver provides support and medical 

care to a member of the uniformed services or veteran 

who suffers from a physical, mental, or emotional wound 

or injury; 

Whereas military caregivers can include a father, mother, 

spouse, sibling, family member, loved one, or close friend 

of an injured member of the uniformed services or veteran; 

Whereas since the first armed conflict of the United States, 

injured veterans have been cared for by family members 

and loved ones after returning home from combat; 

Whereas since the Revolutionary War, military caregivers in 

the United States have tended to injured veterans as the 

veterans have recovered from seen and unseen wounds 

from combat operations; 

Whereas military caregivers have shown time and time again, 

regardless of the conflict, that caring for those who return home is a part of the character of the United 

States; 
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Whereas many of the members of the uniformed services and 

veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or 

Operation Iraqi Freedom— 

(1) suffered wounds or injuries; and 

(2) require assistance from a caregiver to complete 

either activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, 

and feeding, or instrumental activities such as transportation, meal preparation, and health management; 

Whereas according to a study of military caregivers conducted by the RAND Corporation, more than 1,000,000 

individuals serve as caregivers to veterans who served in 

Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1130) 

facilitated a new program for access to health insurance, 

mental health services, caregiver training, and respite 

care by family caregivers of veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom; 

Whereas the adoration, loyalty, and longevity of military caregivers— 

(1) endures through the hardships of extended hospital stays, multiple surgeries, and lifetimes of care; and 

(2) helps create a fresh start that is hopeful even 

during difficult times; 

Whereas the sunflower is a flower that symbolizes adoration, 

loyalty, and longevity; and 

Whereas there is no more appropriate representation of the 

devotion and determination to overcome obstacles shown 

every day by military caregivers than the sunflower: Now, 

therefore, be it 
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1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) honors military caregivers for service and 

4 sacrifice to the United States; 

5 (2) encourages the people of the United 

6 States— 

7 (A) to show support to military families; 

8 and 

9 (B) to recognize the sacrifices endured by 

10 those families in service to the United States; 

11 and 

12 (3) recognizes the sunflower as the flower for 

13 military caregivers. 

Passed the Senate July 11, 2016. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. CON. RES. 44 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the sunflower as the flower for military 

caregivers.