- CommunitiesIncreases public awareness of the nonprofit sector and its community services.
- Potential benefitMay modestly boost volunteer recruitment and charitable giving through heightened visibility.
- WorkersCould improve nonprofit worker morale by providing official recognition.
Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2026, to be designated as "National Nonprofit Day".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This resolution is a non-binding statement passed by the House of Representatives expressing support for designating August 17, 2026, as National Nonprofit Day and recognizing the contributions of nonprofits and their workers. It does not create law, change federal programs, or require action by the Senate or the President. It simply records the House's opinion and calls attention to the nonprofit sector.
Simple House resolution recognizing the U.S. nonprofit sector and nonprofit employees, and expressing support for designating August 17, 2026, as “National Nonprofit Day.” The resolution states facts about nonprofit scale and roles and contains no funding or regulatory mandates.
Very likely to be adopted as a House resolution, but such resolutions are non‑statutory and do not become law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative resolution that plainly states its purpose and specifies the date to be observed; its limited procedural and fiscal detail is proportionate to that symbolic function.
Liberal emphasizes need for subsequent funding or worker protections
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
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- Potential burdenIs purely symbolic and does not change law, budgets, taxes, or regulatory requirements.
- Potential burdenProvides no direct funding or concrete policy support for nonprofit operational needs.
- Potential burdenCould divert attention from substantive issues like oversight, accountability, or sector regulation.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberal emphasizes need for subsequent funding or worker protections
Likely strongly supportive.
It publicly affirms the social value of nonprofits and their workforce, aligning with priorities for civil society and community services.
May view it as a modest step that should be followed by stronger policy supports.
Generally positive but pragmatic.
Values the bipartisan, low-cost recognition of an important sector while noting the resolution is symbolic and should not substitute for evidence-based policy or fiscal analysis.
Cautiously supportive.
Appreciates honoring civil society and private-sector alternatives to government service, but wary of implied government endorsement or future spending obligations.
The path through Congress.
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Very likely to be adopted as a House resolution, but such resolutions are non‑statutory and do not become law.
- Whether the House will calendar and consider the resolution
- If a Senate companion resolution will be introduced
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
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Liberal emphasizes need for subsequent funding or worker protections
Very likely to be adopted as a House resolution, but such resolutions are non‑statutory and do not become law.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward commemorative resolution that plainly states its purpose and specifies the date to be observed; its limited procedural and fiscal detail is propo…
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