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SRES 494 117th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Commemorative events and holidays National symbols

A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.

Introduced: January 20, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jan 20, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S383)
Jan 20, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution supports the recognition of a Day of Tears and encourages memorializing those who have lost their lives to abortion by lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff on January 22 every year.

What's happening now January 20, 2022

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S383)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 12 Related bill A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on January 22, 2021.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 20, 2022
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 20, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Jan 20, 2022
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jan 20, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jan 20, 2022
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 20, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 494: A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-494/
MLA
"S. Res. 494: A resolution memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22nd day of January each year.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-494/.
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S. Res. 494, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-494/.
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