IV 
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. MIL-
LER 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 reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
RESOLUTION 
In honor of mothers, recognizing the significance of mother-
hood 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 na-
tional Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s moth-
ers; 
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•HRES 396 IH 
Whereas Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world, dem-
onstrating the historical significance and universal re-
spect for mothers and motherhood; 
Whereas, on Mother’s Day, families are blessed with the op-
portunity to celebrate their mothers, the sacrifices moth-
ers make daily, and everything motherhood represents; 
Whereas mothers are responsible for raising the next genera-
tion 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 peo-
ple’’, and ‘‘people with a capacity for pregnancy’’, among 
others, diminish the significance of motherhood; 
Whereas the previous Congress incomprehensibly passed leg-
islation that eliminated the term ‘‘mother’’ from the 
House Rules, tantamount to an attack on motherhood at 
the most fundamental level; 
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•HRES 396 IH 
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 defini-
tion, women; and 
Whereas, on Sunday, May 14, 2023, the United States will 
celebrate Mother’s Day, thus providing Americans the op-
portunity to express their love and reverence for the 
mothers of this Nation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports policies that recognize mothers as 
mothers; 
(2) acknowledges that Mother’s Day is intended 
specifically to commemorate motherhood and to 
honor the mothers of the United States; 
(3) recognizes the importance of motherhood, 
the sacrifices women make when choosing to raise a 
family, and the invaluable contributions of mother-
hood to the family, community, States, and country 
as a whole; and 
(4) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe Mother’s Day in celebration of the women 
who have chosen to bring life into the world and 
nurture the next generation. 
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