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H.Res. 720: Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".

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H.Res. 720: Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".

118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".

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Official text

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hres720.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hres>

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · 52 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Bost (R-IL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Roger Williams (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Sam Graves (R-MO), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), John James (R-MI), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] reported raising $724,106 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hres720 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118