119-sres392

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 392 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 392

 Expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2025, as 
 ``National Warrior Call Day'' and recognizing the importance of 
 connecting members of the Armed Forces and veterans in the United 
 States to support structures necessary to transition from the 
 battlefield, especially peer-to-peer connection.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 16, 2025

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Booker, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
 Warnock, Mr. Cramer, Mr. King, Mr. Tuberville, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Risch, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mrs. Blackburn, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mrs. Hyde-
 Smith, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Ricketts, Ms. Rosen, 
 Mrs. Capito, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schmitt, and Mr. 
 Scott of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2025, as 
 ``National Warrior Call Day'' and recognizing the importance of 
 connecting members of the Armed Forces and veterans in the United 
 States to support structures necessary to transition from the 
 battlefield, especially peer-to-peer connection.

Whereas establishing an annual ``National Warrior Call Day'' will draw attention 
 to the members of the Armed Forces and veterans in the United States 
 whose connection to one another is key to supporting those members and 
 veterans who may be dangerously disconnected from family, friends, and 
 support systems;
Whereas the number of suicides of members of the Armed Forces was 523 in 2023, 
 363 of whom were on active duty;
Whereas, in 2023, the overall rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 members of the 
 Armed Forces reached 25.6;
Whereas, in 2022, there were 6,407 suicide deaths among veterans, a slight 
 increase from 6,404 suicide deaths in 2021;
Whereas the rate of suicide among veterans, not adjusted for sex or age, in 2022 
 was 34.7 per 100,000;
Whereas, after adjusting for sex and age, the rate of veteran suicide in 2022 
 was nearly 10.5 percent more than the rate of suicide in non-veteran 
 adults;
Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs found in its 2024 National Veteran 
 Suicide Prevention Annual Report that in 2022, ``Suicide was the 2nd-
 leading cause of death for Veterans under age 45-years-old.'';
Whereas many of the veterans who die by suicide have had no known contact with 
 the Department of Veterans Affairs;
Whereas a myriad of factors leads to increased isolation and disconnection, 
 further exacerbating mental and physical ailments such as post-traumatic 
 stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, and depression;
Whereas invisible wounds linked to an underlying and undiagnosed traumatic brain 
 injury can present as or exacerbate a mental health condition, a problem 
 that can be addressed through appropriate medical treatment;
Whereas additional research is needed to establish traumatic brain injury as a 
 root cause of invisible wounds and suicide by members of the Armed 
 Forces and veterans; and
Whereas November 16, 2025, would be an appropriate day to designate as 
 ``National Warrior Call Day'': Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) supports the designation of November 16, 2025, as 
 ``National Warrior Call Day'';

    (2) encourages all individuals in the United States, 
 especially members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty 
 and veterans, to call a warrior, have an honest conversation, 
 and connect them with support, understanding that making a 
 warrior call could reduce isolation and potentially save a 
 life; and

    (3) implores all individuals in the United States to 
 recommit themselves to engaging with members of the Armed 
 Forces and veterans through ``National Warrior Call Day'' and 
 other constructive efforts that result in solutions and 
 treatment for the invisible scars that can afflict veterans and 
 members of the Armed Forces.
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