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Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Poppy Day".

Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Poppy Day''.

Introduced Jun 3, 2025

Latest action (Jun 3, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This resolution expresses support for establishing "National Poppy Day" on the Friday before Memorial Day as a way to honor members of the Armed Forces. The resolution designates the red poppy as a symbolic tribute to fallen and serving members of the military, drawing on the historical use of poppies as a memorial symbol inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" and adopted by veterans organizations like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The resolution encourages all citizens and residents of the United States to wear a red poppy on National Poppy Day as a sign of admiration and appreciation for those who died in service to preserve freedom.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
28 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to André Carson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ICE MILLER $7,600
  • NULL $7,600
  • MAGNA PROPERTIES $6,600
  • A10 ASSOCIATES $6,600
  • AMERICAN CONSULTING $6,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for André Carson → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jun 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Jun 3, 2025 Submitted in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 3, 2025

Mr. Carson (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Tiffany) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

RESOLUTION

Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Poppy Day”.

Whereas poppies are worn and displayed as a symbolic tribute to fallen and future veterans and members of the Armed Forces; Whereas the use of the poppy symbolically comes from the poem “In Flanders Fields”, which movingly begins, “In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row”, referring to the poppies that sprang up in the battlefields and newly dug soldiers’ graves in parts of Belgium and France during World War I; Whereas John McCrae’s poem inspired Moina Belle Michael of Athens, Georgia, to write her own poem entitled “We Shall Keep the Faith”, in which she promised to wear a red poppy to memorialize American soldiers killed in World War I; Whereas the American Legion family and the Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted the poppy as a symbol of freedom and the blood shed by those who have served in the United States Armed Forces; Whereas the red poppy has been worn in the United States for more than 80 years as a way to remember those individuals who died fighting for freedom and democracy around the world and to raise money to help disabled veterans; Whereas the poppy is worn throughout the world to commemorate members of the Armed Forces who have died in the line of duty, as part of Remembrance Day, Armistice Day, or Poppy Day ceremonies; Whereas, as the United States commemorates yearly the lives of Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives on Memorial Day, it is fitting to attach the symbolic meaning of the poppy and formally recognize its historic symbolism; Whereas wearing a poppy can unite citizens from across the country who wish to show their patriotism and appreciation for those who serve as members of the United States Armed Forces; and Whereas the Friday before each Memorial Day is an appropriate day to recognize as “National Poppy Day”: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) supports the goals and ideals of “National Poppy Day”;

(2) honors past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their families; and

(3) encourages all citizens, residents, and visitors of the United States to join in observing “National Poppy Day” by wearing a red poppy the Friday before Memorial Day as a sign of admiration and thanks to those individuals who died to preserve freedom. <all>

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