HRES 735119th CongressIntroduced

Supporting the designation of the month of July as "American Families Month".

Introduced: Sep 18, 2025

Social Services

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H. Res. 735 is a non-binding House resolution introduced to express support for designating the month of July as “American Families Month.” The resolution frames the nuclear family, particularly stably married mothers and fathers, as foundational to children's well-being, societal stability, and economic prosperity. It calls for policies that support nuclear families and reduce barriers to family formation, and it notes concerns about declining marriage rates. As a resolution, it does not create new laws, funding, or programs; instead, it signals the House’s perspective and willingness to promote a commemorative designation and related policy emphasis.

Key Points

1The resolution is a non-binding expression of the House’s view, introduced by Mr. Cloud (and Mr. Moore of Alabama) and referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce.
2It seeks to designate July as “American Families Month” to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of strong, stably married families and to encourage public action in support of family formation.
3The bill emphasizes that stably married mothers and fathers provide the best outcomes for children and that the nuclear family is a basic building block of American society.
4It argues that healthy marriages contribute to a safety net, entrepreneurship, innovation, safer communities, and overall social/economic well-being, while noting concerns about falling marriage rates.
5The resolution calls for policies to support nuclear families and remove barriers to family formation, reflecting a policy preference for traditional family structures.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Families, particularly those formed through marriage, and children who are overall beneficiaries of family stability as framed by the bill.Secondary group/area affected: Public policy discourse and political messaging regarding family structure, marriage, and social policy; would inform discussions in education and workforce policy circles.Additional impacts: This is ceremonial and symbolic; it does not establish programs, provide funding, or create enforceable requirements. Its emphasis on traditional family structures may be viewed differently by groups advocating for diverse family forms. The designation of “American Families Month” would, if adopted, be a commemorative observance rather than a regulatory or budgetary action.

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