[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14404-S14405]
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                           CHARITABLE GIVING

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 75 which was submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent 
resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 75) encouraging all 
     Americans to increase their charitable giving with the goal 
     of increasing the annual amount of charitable giving in the 
     United States by 1 percent.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
concurrent resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 75) was agreed to.

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  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 75

       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 1 percent increase (from 2 percent to 3 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 1 percent increase in charitable giving would 
     provide some of the funds that will allow the nation to meet 
     our health, education and welfare goals. Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     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 1 percent.

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