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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 824—DESIGNATING AUGUST 1, 2026, AS “GOLD STAR
CHILDREN'S DAY”
Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Coons, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Justice, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Fetterman, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kim, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Ossoff, and Mr. Rounds) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 824
Whereas the recognition of Gold Star Families in the United
States dates back to World War I, when the families of fallen
members of the Armed Forces displayed a service flag with a
gold star in the window of their homes;
Whereas, in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
into law legislation declaring Gold Star Mother's Day, now
known as “Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day”, a national
observance honoring the mothers of fallen members of the
Armed Forces annually on the last Sunday of September;
Whereas, since 2010, the Senate has honored Gold Star
Spouses by resolution annually on April 5, recognizing the
unique sacrifices made by spouses of fallen members of the
Armed Forces;
Whereas many thousands of children of military families
have lost parents who served in the Armed Forces and also
deserve national recognition for the burden and legacy they
carry; and
Whereas, since 2021, the Senate has honored Gold Star
Children by resolution annually on August 1, recognizing the
debt of gratitude owed to children of fallen members of the
Armed Forces by the people of the United States as part of
the debt owed to the members of the Armed Forces who
sacrificed all in protecting the freedom of the United States
and the people of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) designates August 1, 2026, as “Gold Star Children's
Day”;
(2) honors the sacrifices and hardships of the children of
fallen members of the Armed Forces; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States to observe
Gold Star Children's Day in support of children of the fallen
members of the Armed Forces of the United States.