Title: Honoring the men and women who paid the ultimate price for the Nation's freedom and recommitting the people of the United States to remember and renew the legacy of Memorial Day.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This concurrent resolution urges all Americans to continue to observe the National Moment of Remembrance to honor the approximately 1.3 million members of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives in war from 1775 to 2021.
The concurrent resolution also recognizes (1) that Memorial Day is a day to commemorate and honor military personnel who never returned home, and (2) that representative governance of the people of the United States would not be possible without the bravery of those members of the Armed Forces who are honored on Memorial Day.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 37 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 37

Honoring the men and women who paid the ultimate price for the Nation's 
 freedom and recommitting the people of the United States to remember 
                 and renew the legacy of Memorial Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2021

   Mr. Budd submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the men and women who paid the ultimate price for the Nation's 
 freedom and recommitting the people of the United States to remember 
                 and renew the legacy of Memorial Day.

Whereas it is essential to remember and renew the legacy of Memorial Day, which 
        was established in 1868 to pay tribute to individuals who made the 
        ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States;
Whereas Congress made the observance of Memorial Day a Federal holiday in 1971;
Whereas the first Memorial Day celebrations, which at the time was commonly 
        referred to as Decoration Day, often involved mass closures of 
        businesses within a town for the day while residents would visit the 
        graves of soldiers, decorating them with flowers and flags;
Whereas Memorial Day is intended to be a somber remembrance and honoring of the 
        sacrifice of the men and women who died during the performance of their 
        military duties;
Whereas in 2000, Congress passed the National Moment of Remembrance Act in which 
        Congress found that ``greater strides must be made to demonstrate 
        appreciation for those loyal people of the United States whose values, 
        represented by their sacrifices, are critical to the future of the 
        United States''; and
Whereas in 2000, Congress asked the people of the United States to participate 
        in a symbolic and solemn National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 p.m. 
        local time on Memorial Day to ``honor the men and women of the United 
        States who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace'': Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) urges all Americans to continue to observe the National 
        Moment of Remembrance to demonstrate respect for the courage 
        and sacrifice of the approximately 1,300,000 members of the 
        Armed Forces who have lost their lives in war from 1775 to 
        2021;
            (2) recognizes that Memorial Day is a day distinctly 
        intended to commemorate and honor the military personnel who 
        never returned home; and
            (3) recognizes that the ability of the House of 
        Representatives and Senate, along with the rest of the 
        Government, to provide representative governance for the people 
        of the United States would not be possible without the bravery 
        of those members of the Armed Forces who are honored on 
        Memorial Day.
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