Encouraging all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United States by one percent.

Encourages all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United States by 1%.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 337 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 337

Encouraging all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the 
goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United 
                         States by one percent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2006

 Mr. Radanovich (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
  Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mrs. 
  Biggert, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boehner, 
  Mrs. Bono, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Ginny 
Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cannon, 
   Mr. Cantor, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carter, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
 Chabot, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cole of Oklahoma, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
 Culberson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dent, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
 Florida, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, 
 Mr. Duncan, Mr. Everett, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garrett of 
 New Jersey, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. 
Green of Wisconsin, Ms. Hart, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
Herger, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hulshof, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Issa, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Keller, Mr. 
  Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
 California, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Renzi, 
  Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. 
  Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Franks of 
 Arizona, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which 
            was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Encouraging all Americans to increase their charitable giving, with the 
goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the United 
                         States by one percent.

Whereas individual charitable giving rates among Americans have stagnated at 1.5 
        to 2.2 percent of aggregate individual income for the past 50 years;
Whereas a one percent increase (from two to three percent) in charitable giving 
        will generate over $90,000,000,000 to charity;
Whereas charitable giving is a significant source of funding for health, 
        education, and welfare programs; and
Whereas a one percent increase in charitable giving may reduce the Federal 
        deficit, reduce the call for tax increases, and provide funds to benefit 
        our national health, education, and welfare goals: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress encourages all Americans to increase their charitable 
giving, with the goal of increasing the annual amount of charitable 
giving in the United States by one percent.
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