Senate names October 14, 2025, as a day to honor Charlie Kirk.
S.Res. 403 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 14, 2025, as the "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk". · Filed by Rick Scott (R-FL) · 22 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a measure to make October 14, 2025, a national honor day. It honors Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA. Kirk was killed on September 10, 2025. The measure honors his work on free speech and civic ideas for young people. Schools and groups are urged to hold events on that day.
Who it affects
This measure does not cost money or make new rules. It honors a person who led a political group. The measure treats a victim's memory and a partisan group as one thing.
One thing to notice
The measure creates a yearly date for the group and its allies. They can use it for political events under the name of honor.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
22 cosponsors: 22 Republicans.
- Sep 18, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 18, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- measure — A formal statement that Congress passes to express support for something.
- partisan — Strongly supporting one political party or side over others.
- civic — Related to citizens and how they take part in their communities.
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 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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