Title: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Easterseals, a leading advocate and service provider for children and adults with disabilities, veterans, older adults, caregivers, and their families.
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
This resolution recognizes the organization Easterseals for its impact over the past 100 years and its commitment to helping children and adults with disabilities, veterans, seniors, and others to live, learn, work, and play in communities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 100 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 100

 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Easterseals, a leading advocate 
    and service provider for children and adults with disabilities, 
        veterans, older adults, caregivers, and their families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2019

Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Moore, 
Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Pappas, 
 Mr. Ruppersberger, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Brownley of California, 
Mr. Ryan, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Turner, Mr. Bishop of 
   Georgia, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. 
  Chabot, Mr. John W. Rose of Tennessee, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. 
 Lipinski, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Long, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Walden) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
  Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Easterseals, a leading advocate 
    and service provider for children and adults with disabilities, 
        veterans, older adults, caregivers, and their families.

Whereas, on April 22, 1919, an organization now known as Easterseals was formed 
        to highlight and address the health care and service needs of children 
        with disabilities;
Whereas, in 1945, Easterseals expanded its children-focused mission by opening 
        its programs and services to include adults to meet the emerging and 
        increasing needs of returning World War II veterans and other adults 
        with disabilities;
Whereas, since its inception, Easterseals has strongly advocated for essential 
        services and supports for individuals with disabilities and diverse 
        needs, including by authoring a 1931 ``Bill of Rights'' for children 
        with disabilities that led to government-funded disability services and 
        by increasing public awareness and support through its successful 
        ``seals'' and other national campaigns;
Whereas Easterseals has grown from its humble Elyria, Ohio, beginnings to become 
        a network of leading nonprofit organizations in States across the 
        country who deliver high-quality local services and supports to help 
        children and adults with disabilities, veterans, older adults, 
        caregivers, and their families achieve milestones, live independently, 
        and fully participate in their communities;
Whereas Easterseals is a strong partner with local and State governments, the 
        Federal Government, corporations, foundations, and other sectors to 
        provide or connect individuals and families to early childhood education 
        and intervention services, employment assistance and placement, 
        transportation solutions, mental health services, respite, camping and 
        recreation, and caregiving and aging supports; and
Whereas, on April 22, 2019, Easterseals will celebrate 100 years as it continues 
        the mission and commitment to service envisioned by its founder, Edgar 
        Allen, a parent, businessman, and Rotarian who concluded that ``Your 
        life and mine shall be valued not by what we take, but by what we 
        give.'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes Easterseals 
for its impact over the past 100 years in the lives of millions of 
Americans and for its commitment to expanding possibilities for 
children and adults with disabilities, veterans, seniors, and others to 
ensure that everyone can live, learn, work, and play in our 
communities.
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