A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
Latest action · Sep 18, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6738)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Sep 18, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 18, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2025Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6738)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S6738 | — | Sep 18, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 868 | A resolution recognizing September 20, 2026, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day". | Related bill | Sep 17, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2025Introduced in Senate
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