[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 517 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 517

 Expressing support for the designation of the third Sunday in June as 
                           ``Father's Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2023

Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Goldman of New York, 
    Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
 Swalwell, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Allred, Mr. Levin, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Harder of 
  California, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Moulton, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. 
 Ryan, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
Veasey, Mr. Crow, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Correa, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
     Lynch, Ms. Stansbury, and Mr. Vargas) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
 Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for the designation of the third Sunday in June as 
                           ``Father's Day''.

Whereas Father's Day recognizes and raises awareness of the importance of 
        fathers in the United States;
Whereas Father's Day was established in 1966 by then-President Lyndon Johnson 
        issuing a proclamation setting aside the third Sunday in June to honor 
        fathers;
Whereas Father's Day has been celebrated annually since 1972, when then-
        President Richard Nixon signed a law making it a permanent national 
        holiday;
Whereas, throughout the history of the United States, whether in their homes, 
        workplaces, schools, and communities, fathers have fought for 
        themselves, their families, and all people of the United States;
Whereas 6 in 10 adult men in the United States are fathers;
Whereas 36,000,000 men live with 80,000,000 children under 18 years of age;
Whereas 29,000,000 of these fathers are also grandfathers;
Whereas fathers are just as likely as mothers to say that parenting is extremely 
        important to their identity;
Whereas, since 1965, fathers in the United States have nearly tripled the time 
        they spend caring for children;
Whereas there are 1,800,000 men who are ``solo'' fathers to a minor;
Whereas children with involved loving fathers are significantly more likely to 
        do well in school, and exhibit greater emotional security, curiosity, 
        and math and verbal skills;
Whereas toddlers with involved fathers go to school with higher levels of 
        academic readiness, and they are more patient when handling stress 
        associated with attending school;
Whereas the positive impacts of having an engaged father persist into 
        adolescence and adulthood, resulting in higher intellectual functioning, 
        better verbal skills, and higher academic achievement;
Whereas children with involved fathers have higher self-esteem and fewer 
        behavioral problems at school;
Whereas fathers who take 2 or more weeks off after the birth of a child are more 
        involved in that child's direct care 9 months after birth than fathers 
        who take no leave;
Whereas a father's involvement in his newborn's care in the first 6 months can 
        mean both mother and baby sleep better;
Whereas a mother's income rises 7 percent for each month of leave their child's 
        father takes;
Whereas policies that provide support to fathers ensure that families and 
        children thrive while also benefiting fathers' physical and mental 
        health;
Whereas universal paid family and medical leave will give fathers the freedom to 
        care for themselves and their loved ones;
Whereas affordable, accessible, high-quality child care with family sustaining 
        wages for early educators will help fathers support their children's 
        healthy development; and
Whereas a permanent, fully inclusive, monthly child tax credit will put 
        consistent resources into the hands of fathers caring for children: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the role of fathers in the United States;
            (2) urges support for universal paid family and medical 
        leave, affordable, accessible, high-quality child care, and a 
        permanent, fully inclusive, monthly child tax credit;
            (3) acknowledges that fathers can, and should, be 
        celebrated and supported as an integral part of families, 
        communities, workplaces, and society; and
            (4) supports the designation of a ``Father's Day''.
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