HRES 50
116th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Abortion
Commemorative events and holidays
National symbols
Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jan 16, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 16, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution supports the recognition of January 22 each year as the Day of Tears in the United States, and encourages citizens to lower their flags to half-staff to memorialize the unborn.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
48
Conaway, K.
R
Mast, Brian J.
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
R
Banks, Jim
R
Barr, Andy
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
R
Budd, Ted
R
Davidson, Warren
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Fortenberry, Jeff
R
Kustoff, David
R
Rutherford, John H.
R
Schweikert, David
Abraham, Ralph
R
Allen, Rick W.
R
Bacon, Don
R
Baird, James R.
R
Cline, Ben
Long, Billy
R
Marshall, Roger
CHABOT, STEVE
R
Kelly, Mike
Olson, Pete
Stewart, Chris
R
Arrington, Jodey C.
R
Burchett, Tim
Gibbs, Bob
R
Hern, Kevin
R
Joyce, John
R
Massie, Thomas
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
R
Williams, Roger
Palazzo, Steven
R
Biggs, Andy
R
Fulcher, Russ
Gohmert, Louie
R
Grothman, Glenn
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Latta, Robert E.
Yoho, Ted
R
Babin, Brian
King, Steve
R
Norman, Ralph
Roe, David
R
Roy, Chip
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Meadows, Mark
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 50: Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-50/
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H. Res. 50, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-50/.
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