Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 209 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 209 Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as ``Gold Star Father's Day''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 3, 2026 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as ``Gold Star Father's Day''. Whereas thousands of men and women have laid down their lives to defend the liberty and soul of the Nation, and families of fallen members of the Armed Forces have lost their loved ones in service to the United States; Whereas families of members of the Armed Forces demonstrate a different kind of heroism, supporting children and family members while loved ones are deployed, sacrificing holidays with members who are serving overseas, and facing each day knowing their loved one might be in danger and could never return home; Whereas, before the Iraq war, the United States had lost over 1,300,000 members of the Armed Forces during wartime, and, since October 2001, over 4,400 members of the Armed Forces have lost their lives serving this country, leaving thousands of family members behind; Whereas, in 2015, the Gold Star Fathers Act was signed into law to ensure Gold Star Fathers were eligible for the same benefits guaranteed to mothers of fallen or permanently disabled members of the Armed Forces, honoring their sacrifice and loss, but this legislation did not designate a Gold Star Father's Day; Whereas, in 1936, Congress designated the last Sunday in September as Gold Star Mother's Day; Whereas P