Congress·In Committee·H.Res. 737

Supporting the designation of September 22 as "National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day" and recognizing the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag.

National Veterans Suicide Awareness Day and Flag

Sep 18, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill is currently sitting in the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees. No action has been taken on the proposal since September 2025, which means it is stalled. The bill will not move forward unless these committees decide to review it.

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While the cause has bipartisan support, simple resolutions are often symbolic and many do not receive a full vote in the House.

Key Points

This resolution asks the government to officially recognize September 22 as a day to remember veterans who died by suicide. It also recognizes a specific flag, called the SAR Flag, as a national symbol for this cause.
The plan calls for the SAR Flag to be flown over every federal building every day of the year. This would place it alongside the American flag and the POW/MIA flag to show the country's commitment to helping veterans.
Veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide as people who never served in the military. Since 2001, more than 100,000 veterans have died this way. This policy aims to stop the shame often felt around mental health so more people seek help.
By creating a special day and a permanent flag, supporters hope to start more conversations about mental health. They want to honor the families of those lost and remind current service members that they have support when they return to civilian life.

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Sep 18, 2025House

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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Sep 18, 2025

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Supporting the designation of September 22 as "National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day" and recognizing the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag.

Bill NumberHRES 737

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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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D: 2R: 4

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