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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 193
Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni and
AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to the lives of the people of the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 8, 2021
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and
alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to the lives
of the people of the United States.
Whereas, since their inceptions, each of the AmeriCorps and
AmeriCorps Seniors national service programs have prov-
en to be a highly effective way—
(1) to engage the people of the United States in
meeting a wide range of local and national needs; and
(2) to promote the ethics of service and vol-
unteerism;
Whereas, each year, nearly 270,000 individuals serve in
AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors at 40,000 locations
across the United States to give back in an intensive way
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to communities, States, Tribal nations, and the United
States;
Whereas AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors funds have
been invested in nonprofit, community, educational, and
faith-based groups, and those funds leverage hundreds of
millions of dollars in outside funding and in-kind dona-
tions each year;
Whereas AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors vol-
unteers have provided millions of hours of service nation-
wide, helping—
(1) to improve the lives of the most vulnerable peo-
ple of the United States;
(2) to protect the environment;
(3) to contribute to public safety;
(4) to respond to disasters;
(5) to strengthen the educational system of the
United States; and
(6) to expand economic opportunity;
Whereas AmeriCorps members and AmeriCorps Seniors vol-
unteers recruit and supervise millions of community vol-
unteers, demonstrating the value of AmeriCorps as a
powerful force for encouraging people to become involved
in volunteering and community service;
Whereas, for more than 5 decades, AmeriCorps Seniors vol-
unteers in the RSVP, Foster Grandparent, and Senior
Companion programs have played an important role in
strengthening communities by sharing their experience,
knowledge, and accomplishments with the individuals
they serve;
Whereas, since 1994, more than 1,200,000 individuals have
taken the AmeriCorps pledge to ‘‘get things done for
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America’’ by becoming AmeriCorps members through the
AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and
AmeriCorps NCCC programs;
Whereas AmeriCorps members nationwide, in return for the
service of those members, have earned more than
$4,000,000,000 to use to further their own educational
advancement at colleges and universities across the
United States;
Whereas AmeriCorps is a proven pathway to employment,
providing members with valuable career skills, experience,
and contacts to prepare them for the 21st century work-
force and to help close the skills gap in the United
States;
Whereas, in 2009, Congress passed the bipartisan Serve
America Act (Public Law 111–13; 123 Stat. 1460),
which authorized the expansion of national service, ex-
panded opportunities to serve, increased efficiency and
accountability, and strengthened the capacity of organiza-
tions and communities to solve problems;
Whereas national service programs have engaged millions of
people in the United States in results-driven service in
the most vulnerable communities of the United States,
providing hope and help to individuals with economic and
social needs;
Whereas national service and volunteerism demonstrate the
best of the spirit of the United States, with people turn-
ing toward problems and working together to find com-
munity solutions; and
Whereas AmeriCorps Week, observed in 2021 from March 7
through March 13, is an appropriate time for the people
of the United States—
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(1) to salute current and former AmeriCorps mem-
bers and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers for their positive
impact on the lives of people in the United States;
(2) to thank the community partners of AmeriCorps
and AmeriCorps Seniors for making the programs pos-
sible; and
(3) to encourage more people in the United States
to become involved in service and volunteering: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) encourages the people of the United States
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to join in a national effort—
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(A) to salute AmeriCorps members and
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alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers; and
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(B) to raise awareness about the impor-
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tance of national and community service;
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(2) acknowledges the significant accomplish-
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ments of the members, alumni, and community part-
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ners of AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps Seniors;
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(3) recognizes the important contributions
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made by AmeriCorps members and alumni and
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AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers to the lives of the
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people of the United States; and
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(4) encourages individuals of all ages to con-
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sider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps and
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AmeriCorps Seniors.
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