CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mary Miller (R-IL)

Supporting the designation of Family Month.

H.Res. 475 · House resolution Families

A Republican resolution with 22 Republican cosponsors · See all 22 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution supports the designation of June as Family Month. It seeks to recognize the benefits of marriage and family to various members of society. The resolution also calls for the House of Representatives to no longer recognize Pride Month. The goal of the Family Month designation is to rededicate the nation to the importance of the traditional nuclear family.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would children be better off under this?

    The resolution posits that a traditional nuclear family provides the best environment for children to thrive.

The opposite

  • Scored -8

    Would LGBTQ people be better off under this?

    The resolution specifically seeks to end the recognition of Pride Month, which is a significant loss of representation for this community.

  • Scored -7

    Does this expand the rights of LGBTQ people?

    The resolution calls for the House to no longer recognize Pride Month, which negatively impacts LGBTQ rights and visibility.