Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2026.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 1653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1653

Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2026.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 9, 2026

Mr. Guest (for himself, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Min, Mr. Levin, Ms. McBride, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Case, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Randall, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Correa, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Brown, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mr. Crow, Mr. Shreve, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Mejia, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Strong, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Mast, Mr. Fine, Mr. Mills, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Simpson, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fry, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Moran, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Baird, Mr. Cline, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Mackenzie, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Jackson of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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RESOLUTION

Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2026.

Whereas President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11, 1919, as the first observance of Armistice Day, on the one-year anniversary of the end of hostilities in World War I; Whereas, in 1938, Congress passed a law to establish November 11 annually as Armistice Day to honor World War I veterans; Whereas, following heroic actions from servicemembers in World War II and the Korean War, Congress passed Public Law 380 in 1954, to change Armistice Day to Veterans Day; Whereas Veterans Day honors all who served in the United States military during war or peacetime; Whereas the United States Department of Veterans Affairs indicates that since the founding of the country more than 41,000,000 Americans have earned the title of veteran; Whereas the United States Census Bureau reports that approximately 15,800,000 Americans were veterans in 2023, having served in the Armed Forces from World War II to post-September 11; Whereas veterans have kept the darkness of evil from extinguishing the blessed light of freedom; Whereas veterans have gone forward to fight kaisers, commissars, fascists, Nazis, and terrorists to preserve the freedoms of the United States; Whereas the families of America's veterans also sacrifice greatly for the United States; Whereas veterans must continue to receive the services and support they rightfully deserve; and Whereas veterans service organizations and other groups provide critical advocacy on behalf of America's veterans: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives-- (1) honors the service and sacrifice of America's veterans; and (2) calls on the people of the United States to observe Veterans Day in recognition of the heroic actions of America's veterans to protect the United States and allow freedom to endure. <all>