A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.

Bill: 118-sres-10
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-01-23
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion

Commemorative events and holidays

National symbols
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S57)

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses support for recognizing January 22 of each year as the Day of Tears and lowering flags to half-staff to honor unborn lives lost to abortion.</p>

tv_txt: III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 10 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023 Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. Lankford , Mr. Daines , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Mullin , and Mrs. Blackburn ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.

Whereas, on January 22, 1973, the majority of the members of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that abortion was a right secured by the Constitution of the United States; Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the majority of the members of the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), to affirm that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion; and Whereas, since January 22, 1973, more than 60,000,000 unborn children have perished: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) supports the recognition of the Day of Tears in the United States on the 22nd day of January each year; (2) encourages the people of the United States to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn and honor the innocents who have lost their lives to abortion; and (3) encourages legislators to enact laws that respect the sanctity of life.