IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 967 
Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund and reaffirming the importance 
of its mission of economic and community development. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 11, 2009 
Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. MOORE of 
Wisconsin, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, 
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WATT, Mr. MEEK of 
Florida, and Mr. MEEKS of New York) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 15th anniversary of the establishment of 
the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund 
and reaffirming the importance of its mission of eco-
nomic and community development. 
Whereas, on September 23, 1994, the United States Govern-
ment created the Community Development Financial In-
stitutions Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Fund’’), 
an agency of the Federal Government located within the 
United States Department of the Treasury; 
Whereas the United States Government declared the Fund’s 
purpose to be the promotion of economic and community 
development; 
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Whereas the United States Government directed that this 
purpose be pursued through investment in and assistance 
to community development financial institutions, includ-
ing enhancing the liquidity of community development fi-
nancial institutions; 
Whereas the United States Congress determined that the 
Fund had to be created in order to address the economic 
and social challenges resulting from low economic growth, 
escalating levels of poverty, and limited employment op-
portunities in some rural, urban, and Native American 
communities; and 
Whereas the Fund has demonstrated for 15 years its ability 
to consistently play a role in the important work of ex-
panding economic opportunity and promoting positive 
economic and social outcomes for all United States citi-
zens: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 15th anniversary of the his-
toric establishment of the Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund; 
(2) acknowledges that the purpose of the Com-
munity Development Financial Institutions Fund is 
to promote economic revitalization in underserved 
rural, urban, and Native American communities; 
(3) reaffirms the importance of agency invest-
ments in and assistance to financial institutions 
which conduct economic and community develop-
ment; and 
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(4) asserts the relevance of the Community De-
velopment Financial Institutions Fund as an indis-
pensable agency engaged in the business of pro-
moting both job creation and retention, as well as 
economic growth. 
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