Memorializing the unborn by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the 22d day of January each year.

H. Res. 56 is a House simple resolution introduced in the 119th Congress that memorializes the unborn by directing, in symbolic terms, the lowering of the United States flag to half-staff on January 22 of each year. The resolution frames this date as a Day of Tears and provides background statements about abortion-related Supreme Court decisions (Roe v. Wade in 1973 and its overturning in 2022) and the number of unborn lives persons believe have been lost since 1973. It states three main actions: recognizing the Day of Tears, encouraging the public to lower flags to half-staff to mourn the unborn, and urging legislators to enact laws that affirm the sanctity of life and improve abortion data reporting. As a memorial resolution, it is symbolic and non-binding, expressing the sentiment of the House rather than creating new law. The bill was introduced in the House on January 22, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The listed sponsors include several House Members, indicating broad partisan support for the symbolic measure, though the resolution itself does not authorize new federal programs or spending.