,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ah1      
#bjai,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,hurd of ,texas7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,giving,tuesday and      
strong incentives for all people of the 
,united ,states to volunteer and give   
generously4  ,whereas ,giving,tuesday is
 a global generosity movement unleashing
 the power of people and organizations  
to positively transform their           
communities2 ,whereas ,giving,tuesday is
 in its eighth year and has become a    
worldwide movement that celebrates the  
power of generosity in all its forms2   
,whereas ,giving,tuesday brought        
together more than #b1ejj organizations 
in all #ej ,states in its first year and
 continues to gain momentum with a      
growing number of partners in the       
,united ,states and around the world2   

,whereas ,giving,tuesday1 along with    
other community-giving days1 highlights 
the charitable community in ,america    
which boasts #aa_/b million nonprofits1 
philanthropic organizations1 and        
religious congregations dedicated to    
improving lives and strengthening       
communities2 ,whereas the charitable    
community is a key partner with         
,federal1 ,state1 and local governments 
in the delivery of key programs and     
services1 including child learning and  
nutrition1 emergency disaster response1 
crisis services for the homeless1 and   
job training and placement programs2    
,whereas organizations participating in 
,giving,tuesday support our military    
servicemembers1 veterans1 and their     
families with financial counseling1     
educational support1 childcare1         
emergency relief1 and health support2   
,whereas communities are lifted up by   
the exposure of all citizens to the     
cultural1 educational1 and civic        
opportunities provided by the charitable

 community2 ,whereas virtually every    
person in the ,united ,states benefits  
from the work of the charitable         
community1 which employs more than #aj  
percent of the ,united ,states private  
workforce and engages an additional     
#fc1jjj1jjj volunteers2 ,whereas the    
estimated national value of each        
volunteer hour is approximately #be4dc  
per hour1 contributing about            
#bjc1jjj1jjj1jjj to communities across  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       
,founding ,fathers established a strong 
philanthropic tradition that should be  
continued and carried on2 and ,whereas  
,giving,tuesday proves that acts of     
kindness and goodwill can transcend     
country1 race1 religion1 and political  
ideals1 and create lasting connections  
between people3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes that the ,united ,states
 needs a strong and vibrant charitable  
and philanthropic sector to enable      
communities to meet local needs2  7#b7  

supports the designation of             
,giving,tuesday as a way to encourage   
generosity and therefore enact positive 
change and promote causes that further  
progress and prosperity for a better    
world2 and  7#c7 supports strong        
incentives for all ,americans to give   
generously to charitable organizations  
by protecting the charitable deduction  
and incentives that encourage           
philanthropy and volunteering4