,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,schock1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mrs4 ,bustos1   
,mr4 ,young of ,indiana1 and ,mr4       
,rodney ,davis of ,illinois7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform  ,,resolution  
,recognizing the benefits of charitable 
giving and expressing support for the   
designation of ,december #b1 #bjad1 as  
,giving ,tuesday4  ,whereas the ,tuesday
 following ,thanksgiving1 ,black        
,friday1 and ,cyber ,monday kicks off   
the holiday giving season with a global 
day dedicated to charitable giving known
 as ,giving ,tuesday2 ,whereas ,giving  
,tuesday is in its third year and has   
become a worldwide movement that        
celebrates the power of giving in all   
its forms2 ,whereas this movement was   
launched by a concerned and passionate  
group of people who want to help        

celebrate the power of giving to enact  
positive change1 conceptualized by a    
group of innovators led by ,new ,york's 
#ibnd ,street ,y1 first launched in     
partnership with the ,,un ,foundation in
 #bjab2 ,whereas ,giving ,tuesday       
brought together more than #b1ejj       
organizations from all #ej ,states in   
its first year2 ,whereas ,giving        
,tuesday continued to gain momentum in  
its second year1 with #aj1jjj partners  
in the ,united ,states and #df countries
 around the world1 increasing online    
donations #bgj percent since the        
,tuesday after ,thanksgiving in #bjaa   
7before ,giving ,tuesday began72        
,whereas the ,united ,states is a       
country with a great and generous       
philanthropic history and a new         
generation of young leaders are carrying
 the torch to show that giving back is  
something that all parties can agree on1
 transcending any differences of        
political ideologies and uniting people 
across boundaries2 ,whereas according to

 the #bjad ,millennial ,impact ,report  
#hg percent of millennials gave back to 
charity in #bjac2 ,whereas giving and   
philanthropy is something that          
transcends party lines2 ,whereas ,giving
 ,tuesday is a special call to action to
 create a national day of giving that   
moves beyond the annual shopping and    
spending moments to inspire more1       
smarter1 better and greater giving in   
the ,united ,states and around the world
 every day2 and ,whereas ,giving        
,tuesday is an opportune time for people
 in the ,united ,states and the world to
 come together and show how powerful    
humanity can be when we unite to give to
 promote causes that promote peace1     
progress and prosperity for a better    
world3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7     
recognizes the lasting impact of ,giving
 ,tuesday2 and  7#b7 supports the       
designation of ,giving ,tuesday4