Congress designates February 1 as Blue Star Mothers Day
S. 4789 — Blue Star Mothers Day Act · Filed by Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Introduced Jun 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill designates February 1 of each year as 'Blue Star Mothers Day' by adding a new section to federal law. It encourages private citizens, organizations, and government entities at all levels to recognize the day through proclamations and educational efforts honoring Blue Star Mothers—mothers of active-duty and veteran military members—and their service and sacrifice to military families.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to designate a specific date as a national day of recognition for a particular group. It contains no regulatory, appropriations, or enforcement mechanisms—only a symbolic designation and encouragement for voluntary recognition.
Who it affects
This is a non-binding commemorative designation that honors a specific group of citizens (mothers of military members) and their contributions to military families and communities. It carries no cost to ordinary people, imposes no restrictions, and creates no new obligations—only encouragement for voluntary recognition.
Named in the bill
Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., U.S. Armed Forces, Congress, Federal, State, and local governments
Where it stands
- Jun 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 16, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,550 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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