House honors deployed military with symbolic recognition day
H.Res. 828 — Supporting the designation of October 26, 2025, as the "Day of the Deployed". · Filed by Wesley Bell (D-MO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 24, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This resolution designates October 26, 2025, as 'Day of the Deployed' to honor military personnel serving overseas and their families. It is a symbolic measure expressing congressional support for recognizing deployed service members and encouraging Americans to reflect on their sacrifice.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward House resolution designating a single day for public recognition and reflection on military service. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or policy change—only symbolic support and encouragement for observance.
Who it affects
This is a non-binding symbolic resolution that honors military service members and their families without imposing costs or restrictions on ordinary citizens. It encourages public recognition and reflection on military sacrifice, which strengthens civic awareness of service.
Named in the bill
U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Central Command, House Committee on Armed Services, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bacon
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 24, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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