SRES 408 119th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Sep 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6738)

Sep 18, 2025

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes September 20, 2025, as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day and celebrates the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer servicemembers and veterans who have served in the Armed Forces.

Additionally, the resolution (1) regrets the harm done to such servicemembers and veterans under policies that discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and (2) urges the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to ensure transgender veterans and servicemembers and their families have access to a full range of health care.

What's happening now September 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6738)

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Cosponsors 18

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 18, 2025

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Sep 18, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Sep 18, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Sep 18, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Sep 18, 2025

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 18, 2025

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · Sep 18, 2025

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 18, 2025

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Sep 18, 2025

Murray, Patty

Washington · Sep 18, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Sep 18, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Sep 18, 2025

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Sep 18, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Sep 18, 2025

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Sep 18, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2025

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Sep 18, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 18, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 408: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-408/

MLA

"S. Res. 408: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-408/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. Res. 408, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-408/.

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[S. Res. 408: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-408/)