Text of US HR 475 (2025)

IV 119TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 475 Supporting the designation of Family Month. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 4, 2025 Mrs. MILLER of Illinois (for herself, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. RULLI, Mr. NEHLS, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. MCGUIRE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BRECHEEN, and Ms. GREENE of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Edu- cation and Workforce RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of Family Month. Whereas the traditional nuclear family is the foundation of a healthy society; Whereas mothers and fathers play a crucial and irreplaceable role in the upbringing of their children; Whereas the best environment for children to thrive is a home with a married mother and father; Whereas roughly half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce; Whereas many young people are opting to delay or forgo marriage and starting a family; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 04, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR475.IH HR475 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 475 IH Whereas many tax and welfare policies encourage cohabita- tion and penalize couples for getting married; Whereas the birth rate in the United States has fallen below the replacement level needed to replenish the population and sustain the economy; Whereas the month of June was first declared as Pride Month by President Bill Clinton in 1999 and has been done so by Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, re- jecting the importance of marriage and family; Whereas Americans are inundated with perverse Pride Month displays and events throughout the month of June that denigrate the nuclear family; Whereas Americans who hold to a traditional view of mar- riage and family are often disparaged; Whereas the decline of marriage and family has corresponded to a rise in crime, drug abuse, and other social ill; Whereas our Founding Father John Adams said, ‘‘Our Con- stitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.’’; Whereas our survival as a country and civilization depends on the continuation of traditional marriage and family; and Whereas it is fitting to observe a month of rededicating our Nation to the importance of the traditional nuclear fam- ily: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes the benefit of marriage and fam- 2 ily to men, women, children, and society; 3 (2) no longer recognizes Pride Month; and 4 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 04, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR475.IH HR475 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 475 IH (3) supports the designation of Family Month 1 for the purpose of rededicating our Nation to the 2 importance of this essential unit. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Jun 04, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR475.IH HR475 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS