Supporting responsible fatherhood and encouraging greater involvement of fathers in the lives of their children, especially on Father's Day.

Summary

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) urges men to understand the level of responsibility fathering a child requires, especially in the encouragement of the moral, academic, and spiritual development of children; (2) encourages active involvement of fathers in the rearing and development of their children, including the devotion of time, energy, and resources to children, recognizing that they need not only material support, but even more importantly, a secure and nurturing family environment; (3) urges mothers to encourage fathers to play an active role in child-rearing; (4) commends the millions of fathers who serve as wonderful, caring parents for their children; (5) calls on fathers across the Nation to use Father's Day to reconnect and rededicate themselves to their children's lives, to spend Father's Day with their children, and to express their love and support for their children; and (6) urges institutions and government entities at every level to promote public policies that encourage and support, and remove barriers to, responsible fatherhood.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

6 official files

• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 14 June 2004

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 14 June 2004

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 14 June 2004

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2003

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2003

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 February 2003

  Open at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.