[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 385 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 385

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                          June 9, 2009.
Whereas Mr. Millard Fuller, as the founder of Habitat for Humanity and as a 
        dedicated citizen, displayed extraordinary commitment, selflessness, and 
        benevolence throughout a lifetime of philanthropy and goodwill;
Whereas Mr. Fuller, despite achieving financial success by which he could live 
        out the rest of his life in well-earned comfort, instead chose to devote 
        himself to a cause greater than himself, abandoning his fortune for a 
        life of service;
Whereas this commitment was most profoundly manifested in the establishment of 
        Habitat for Humanity in Americus, Georgia, an organization whose core 
        principle was, in Millard Fuller's own words, ``To make it socially, 
        morally, politically and religiously unacceptable to have substandard 
        housing and homelessness'';
Whereas Habitat for Humanity has, since its founding in 1976, and with the help 
        of countless volunteers, constructed over 300,000 homes for 1,500,000 of 
        the world's less fortunate, providing hope that would otherwise be lost 
        and promise that would otherwise lay unrealized;
Whereas Habitat for Humanity's success has left an enduring mark of progress on 
        the world, an achievement facilitated by Millard Fuller's leadership and 
        commitment to a higher ideal, to a more empathetic and noble world, and 
        to a vision of what can be achieved when a united people extend their 
        hands in selfless service;
Whereas Mr. Fuller's life has been previously and deservedly honored by 
        President William Jefferson Clinton, who awarded him the Nation's 
        highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996; and
Whereas Millard Fuller passed away on February 3, 2009, leaving behind a loving 
        wife, Linda Fuller, a proud family, and a world filled with 
        inexhaustible gratitude: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) celebrates the life of Millard Fuller, a life which provides all 
        the evidence one needs to believe in the power of the human spirit to 
        inspire hope and lift the burdens of poverty and despair from the 
        shoulders of one's fellow man;
            (2) honors Millard Fuller for three decades of leadership and 
        service through Habitat for Humanity, and the millions he and his 
        organization have inspired to embrace a passion for the good and the 
        just; and
            (3) urges the people of the United States to recognize and pay 
        tribute to Millard Fuller's life and legacy of service by carrying on 
        his vision for a kinder, gentler world, following the example he so 
        emphatically set.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.