# 118-sres-824: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day".

118-sres-824, A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day"., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6147-6148) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-sres-824
- Congress: 118
- Title: A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day".
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S6147-6148)
- Introduced: 2024-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A resolution recognizing September 20, 2024, as "National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day".

## Cosponsors (15)

- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2024-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 118-sres-888: A resolution honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.
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## Sources
- [118-sres-824 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/824)

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