The national service field would like to thank those who reached out to their Members of Congress and asked them to co-sponsor resolutions recognizing AmeriCorps Week and honoring the contributions of the 542,000 AmeriCorps members and alumni who have served our nation since 1994. In the House this week, the co-chairs of the National Service Congressional Caucus, Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA), Rep. David Price (D-NC), and Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT), introduced H.Res.1173 in recognition of AmeriCorps Week.  In the Senate, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and 21 co-sponsors (listed below) introduced S.Res.548 on May 1, 2008.  Both resolutions were referred to their respective education committees, and we expect Congress to consider them during the week of May 11-18th.

Click to read: H.Res.1173 and S.Res.548

Senate Resolution Co-Sponsors
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA)
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI)
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)