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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1002 

Honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and encouraging 

the continued commitment to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as 

a national day of service. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Mr. PLATTS (for himself, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

EHLERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BACA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, and 

Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, 

Jr. and encouraging the continued commitment to the 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national day of service. 

Whereas the King Holiday and Service Act, a law designating 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national day of volunteer service, was signed into law in 1994; 

Whereas millions of individuals have been inspired by the life 

and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to serve their 

neighbors and communities every 3rd Monday of January; 


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Whereas the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 

marked a milestone in the service movement, bringing together more than 1 million volunteers who served in more 

than 13,000 projects nationwide; 

Whereas serving one’s community for the betterment of every 

individual speaks to the high character, transformative 

world view, and everyday practice of Dr. Martin Luther 

King, Jr.; 

Whereas the efforts of national service volunteers have been 

a steadfast foundation of our Nation’s infrastructure, 

supporting not only individuals and families in need, but 

acting in response to national catastrophes and natural 

disasters; 

Whereas the importance of service was recognized through 

the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America 

Act (Public Law 111–13) in April 2009; 

Whereas individuals have the opportunity to participate in 

thousands of scheduled community service projects and 

events all across the Nation, as well as to create and implement community service projects where a need for 

such projects has been identified; 

Whereas the Corporation for National and Community Service is working with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center 

for Nonviolent Social Change and thousands of other 

nonprofit, community, national service, and education organizations across the Nation to encourage individuals to 

serve on this holiday and throughout the year; and 

Whereas leaders at the Federal, State, and local level are 

planning to use Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to rally our 

Nation to commit to serve and make an ongoing commitment to service: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) encourages all individuals in the United 

3 States to pay tribute to the life and works of Dr. 

4 Martin Luther King, Jr. through participation in 

5 community service projects on Martin Luther King, 

6 Jr. Day; 

7 (2) recognizes the inherent value of community 

8 service and volunteerism in the creation of civil soci9 ety and as a means of non-violent community 

10 progress consistent with the works of Dr. Martin 

11 Luther King, Jr.; 

12 (3) recognizes the benefits of the collaborative 

13 work by the many organizations that promote, facili14 tate, and carry out needed service projects nation15 wide; 

16 (4) encourages its members and colleagues to 

17 urge their constituents to participate in community 

18 service projects; and 

19 (5) acknowledges that by serving one’s country, 

20 one’s community, and one’s neighbor our Nation 

21 makes progress in civility, equality, and unity con22 sistent with the values and life’s work of Dr. Martin 

23 Luther King, Jr. 

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