IV 
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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