HR 491 — A Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation designating the Green Star Service Banner as a national emblem honoring families of members of the United States Armed Forces and veterans who died by suicide.

PRINTER'S NO.    3263

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



           HOUSE RESOLUTION
              No. 491
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY GUENST, HADDOCK, SANCHEZ, PROBST, McNEILL, HILL-
        EVANS, KHAN, WEBSTER, HOHENSTEIN, FREEMAN, CONKLIN, CEPEDA-
        FREYTIZ, HANBIDGE, INGLIS, RIVERA, SHUSTERMAN, CURRY AND
        FLEMING, APRIL 23, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
        PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 23, 2026


                               A RESOLUTION
 1   Urging the Congress of the United States to enact legislation
 2      designating the Green Star Service Banner as a national
 3      emblem honoring families of members of the United States
 4      Armed Forces and veterans who died by suicide.
 5      WHEREAS, Families of members of the United States Armed
 6   Forces and veterans who died by suicide bear a distinct and
 7   enduring burden of grief and service; and
 8      WHEREAS, For too long, this loss has been referenced as a
 9   statistic rather than acknowledged by name and symbol; and
10      WHEREAS, The Green Star Service Banner is intended as a
11   voluntary, symbolic emblem to honor and recognize the surviving
12   families of members of the United States Armed Forces and
13   veterans who died by suicide; and
14      WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
15   Pennsylvania recognizes and honors Green Star Families within
16   Pennsylvania; therefore be it
17      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
 1   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urge the Congress of the United
 2   States to enact legislation designating the Green Star Service
 3   Banner as a national emblem honoring families of members of the
 4   United States Armed Forces and veterans who died by suicide; and
 5   be it further
 6      RESOLVED, That agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   and political subdivisions permit the voluntary display of the
 8   Green Star Service Banner in appropriate venues and on
 9   appropriate observances, consistent with applicable policies;
10   and be it further
11      RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
12   the Governor, the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, the
13   Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs of Pennsylvania, the
14   presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each member
15   of Congress from Pennsylvania.




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