Bill · H.Res. 56· House(119-HRES-56)

Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.

Age: 63 years

Georgia

Introduced: 1/22/2025
Last activity: 1/22/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsored by: Andrew Clyde
Cosponsors: - 14 - 0

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Introduced
In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution memorializes the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on January 22nd of each year. It notes the history of the Supreme Court rulings on abortion from 1973 and 2022, as well as the number of unborn children who have perished since 1973. The House of Representatives supports recognizing the Day of Tears in the United States. It encourages people to lower their flags to half-staff to mourn and honor those lost to abortion. Finally, it encourages legislators to enact laws affirming the sanctity of life and ensuring robust reporting data on abortions.

Yes

Would children be better off under this?+5
The resolution seeks to honor and memorialize unborn children.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The resolution encourages legislators to ensure robust reporting data on abortions is conducted.

The opposite

Does this make abortion easier to get?-5
The resolution calls for laws that affirm the sanctity of life and memorialize the unborn, which aligns with an anti-abortion stance.
Would women be better off under this?-5
The resolution advocates for the sanctity of life and memorializes abortion, which impacts reproductive rights and agency.