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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 56 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff |
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| 6 | 6 | | on the 22d day of January each year. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | JANUARY22, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. C |
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| 10 | 10 | | LYDE(for himself, Mr. FEENSTRA, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. KELLYof Mis- |
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| 11 | 11 | | sissippi, Mr. W |
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| 12 | 12 | | EBERof Texas, Mr. SELF, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, Mrs. |
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| 13 | 13 | | M |
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| 14 | 14 | | ILLERof Illinois, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. |
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| 16 | 16 | | DERHOLT, Mr. OGLES, Mr. DONALDS, and Mr. NORMAN) submitted the |
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| 17 | 17 | | following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight |
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| 18 | 18 | | and Government Reform |
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| 19 | 19 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 20 | 20 | | Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States |
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| 21 | 21 | | flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas, on January 22, 1973, the majority of the members |
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| 23 | 23 | | of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that |
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| 24 | 24 | | abortion was a right secured by the Constitution of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | United States; |
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| 26 | 26 | | Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the majority of the members of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe |
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| 28 | 28 | | v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), to affirm that the Con- |
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| 29 | 29 | | stitution of the United States does not confer a right to |
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| 30 | 30 | | abortion; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | •HRES 56 IH |
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| 34 | 34 | | Whereas, since January 22, 1973, more than 62,000,000 un- |
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| 35 | 35 | | born children have perished: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (1) supports the recognition of the Day of 2 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Tears in the United States; 3 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2) encourages the people of the United States 4 |
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| 40 | 40 | | to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn and honor 5 |
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| 41 | 41 | | the innocents who have lost their lives to abortion; 6 |
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| 42 | 42 | | and 7 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (3) encourages legislators to enact laws that af-8 |
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| 44 | 44 | | firm the sanctity of life and ensure robust reporting 9 |
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| 45 | 45 | | data on abortions is conducted. 10 |
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