Congress celebrates volunteer week—no strings attached
H.Res. 705 — Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2025, as "Celebrate Community Week". · Filed by Glenn Thompson (R-PA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This resolution expresses congressional support for designating the week of September 14–20, 2025, as 'Celebrate Community Week' to recognize four major volunteer organizations—Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, and Rotary International—and their community service efforts. The resolution does not create law or funding; it is a symbolic statement praising these organizations for their volunteer work in health, education, youth development, and humanitarian aid.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding congressional resolution that designates a week to honor volunteer organizations. It contains no legislative mechanism, appropriation, or regulatory change—only symbolic recognition and encouragement.
Who it affects
The resolution recognizes and encourages volunteer civic engagement by major community-service organizations. Citizens benefit indirectly through public acknowledgment of volunteer work that addresses real community needs (education, health, youth development, hunger relief). There is no cost to citizens and no hidden mechanism; the resolution is purely celebratory.
Named in the bill
Kiwanis International, Lions Clubs International, Optimist International, Rotary International, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Sep 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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