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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 385 

Recognizing National AmeriCorps Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2007 

Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. 

SHAYS, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 

and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing National AmeriCorps Week. 

Whereas the AmeriCorps national service program, since its 

inception in 1994, has proven to be an effective way to 

engage Americans in service to the Nation that meets a 

wide range of local and national needs and promotes the 

ethic of service and volunteerism; 

Whereas the AmeriCorps program, working closely with its 

Nationwide network of Governor-appointed state service 

commissions, has strengthened America’s nonprofit sector 

community nonprofit groups, in every State in our Nation; 

Whereas the AmeriCorps programs across our Nation have 

leveraged additional funds and in-kind donations from 


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other sources to further service and volunteerism in 

America; 

Whereas each year AmeriCorps provides opportunities for 

75,000 citizens to serve in and work to improve communities in our Nation; 

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 in service to our Nation, 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, serving 

as a powerful volunteer catalyst; 

Whereas AmeriCorps members, in return for their service, 

have earned nearly $1,300,000,000 to further their own 

education 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 recognize current and former 

AmeriCorps members for their service to our Nation; 

thank AmeriCorps’ community partners who make the 

program possible; and bring more Americans into service: 

Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) encourages all citizens to join in a national 

3 effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni to 

4 raise awareness about the importance of national 

5 and community service; 

6 (2) acknowledges the significant accomplish7 ments of the AmeriCorps members, alumni and com8 munity partners; 

9 (3) recognizes the important contribution to the 

10 lives of our citizens by AmeriCorps members; and 

11 (4) encourages citizens of all ages to participate 

12 in service opportunities in their communities, includ13 ing in AmeriCorps programs. 

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