IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 318
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 
JUNE 14, 2005
Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PENCE, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, 
Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
WELDON of Florida, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. 
GOODE, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
BARTLETT
of Maryland, Mr. BARRETT
of South Carolina, Mr. 
HOSTETTLER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. RYAN of 
Wisconsin, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, 
Mr. AKIN, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. 
WESTMORELAND, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. TURNER, and Ms. 
JACKSON-LEE of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
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, en-
during relationship with their children than unmarried 
fathers;
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Whereas according to a 1996 Gallup poll, 90.3 percent of 
Americans agree that fathers make a unique contribution 
to their children’s lives; 
Whereas in a study of fathers’ interaction with their children 
in intact two-parent families, nearly 90 percent of the fa-
thers surveyed said that being a father is the most ful-
filling role a man can have; 
Whereas a broad array of the Nation’s leading family and 
child development experts agree that it is in the best in-
terests of children and the Nation as a whole to encour-
age 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 prob-
lems and to have more successful relationships; 
Whereas boys and girls alike demonstrate greater self-control 
and ability to take initiative when fathers are actively in-
volved in their upbringing; 
Whereas who apart from their biological fathers are, in com-
parison 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, or become preg-
nant as teenagers; 
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,
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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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) commends the millions of fathers who serve 
as wonderful, caring parents for their children; 
(2) calls on fathers across the Nation to use 
Father’s Day to reconnect and rededicate themselves 
to their children’s lives, to spend Father’s Day with 
their children, and to express their love and support 
for their children; 
(3) urges men to understand the level of re-
sponsibility fathering a child requires, especially in 
the encouragement of the moral, academic, and spir-
itual development of children; and 
(4) encourages active involvement of fathers in 
the rearing and development of their children, in-
cluding the devotion of time, energy, and resources.
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