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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 197 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 197

              Honoring the accomplishments of AmeriCorps.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2007

  Ms. Mikulski (for herself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Feingold, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Lott, Mr. McCain, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Obama, 
 Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stevens, 
    and Ms. Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION

 
              Honoring the accomplishments of AmeriCorps.

Whereas the AmeriCorps national service program, since its inception in 1994, 
        has proven to be a highly effective way to engage Americans in meeting a 
        wide range of local needs and to promote the ethic of service and 
        volunteering;
Whereas the AmeriCorps program, working closely with its nationwide network of 
        Governor-appointed State service commissions, has strengthened America's 
        nonprofit sector by investing more than $3,000,000,000 in the efforts of 
        community nonprofit groups in every State in our Nation;
Whereas that investment has leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars of 
        additional funds and in-kind donations from other sources;
Whereas each year AmeriCorps provides opportunities for 75,000 citizens across 
        the Nation to give back in an intensive way to our districts, our 
        States, and our country;
Whereas since 1994 a total of 500,000 citizens across the Nation have taken the 
        AmeriCorps pledge to ``get things done for America'' by becoming 
        AmeriCorps members;
Whereas those same individuals have served a total of more than 630,000,000 
        hours nationwide, helping to improve the lives of our Nation's most 
        vulnerable citizens, protect our environment, contribute to our public 
        safety, respond to disasters, and strengthen our educational system;
Whereas AmeriCorps members last year recruited and supervised more than 
        1,400,000 community volunteers, demonstrating AmeriCorps' value as a 
        powerful volunteer catalyst and force multiplier;
Whereas AmeriCorps members nationwide, in return for their service, have earned 
        nearly $1,300,000,000 to use to further their own educational 
        advancement at our Nation's colleges and universities;
Whereas AmeriCorps members, after their terms of service end, remain engaged in 
        our communities as volunteers, teachers, and nonprofit professionals in 
        disproportionately high levels; and
Whereas the inaugural National AmeriCorps Week, May 13-20, 2007, is an opportune 
        time for the people of the United States to salute current and former 
        AmeriCorps members for their powerful impact, thank all of AmeriCorps' 
        community partners in our Nation who make the program possible, and 
        bring more Americans into service: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) encourages all citizens to join in a national effort to 
        salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and raise awareness about 
        the importance of national and community service;
            (2) acknowledges the significant accomplishments of 
        AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners;
            (3) recognizes the important contribution to the lives of 
        our citizens made by AmeriCorps members; and
            (4) encourages citizens of all ages to consider 
        opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps.
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