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HR 636

Jones, Carol Renee; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Viola Davis and 2 co-sponsors

A ceremonial House resolution commends Carol Renee Jones for 20 years in the Army and 45 years in federal service, honoring her public and military contributions.

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Bill Summary · HR 636

Summary — H.R. 636 (House Resolution 636): Commending Carol Renee Jones

Purpose

H.R. 636 is a legislative resolution recognizing and commending Carol Renee Jones for her long and distinguished public and military service. The resolution honors her 20 years of service in the U.S. Army (4 years active duty and 16 years in the Army Reserves), 45 years of federal service — including work as a Financial Operations Specialist in an Office of Grants Management — and her contributions to federal grants management and public service.

Key provisions

  • Official recognition and commendation of Carol Renee Jones for:
    • 20 years of military service in the United States Army (4 years active, 16 years Reserve).
    • 45 years of federal service, culminating in a role as Financial Operations Specialist in the Office of Grants Management.
    • Contributions to federal grants management and public service, and receipt of awards and commendations.
  • A formal expression that her service has brought credit to herself, her family, the state, and the nation.
  • Direction that the Clerk of the House make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Carol Renee Jones.

No changes to law, funding, or agency responsibilities are proposed; this is an honorary resolution only.

Who is affected

  • Directly: Carol Renee Jones (recipient of the commendation).
  • Indirectly: The resolution publicly acknowledges federal and military service, but it imposes no legal obligations or changes on agencies, beneficiaries, or the public.

Procedural and timeline details

  • Introduced: January 22, 2025.
  • Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary: January 22, 2025.
  • Filed/First Reading and House actions occurred in March 2025.
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and laid before the House: April 9, 2025.
  • Adopted by the House: April 9, 2025 (non-record vote recorded in the Journal).
  • Reported enrolled: April 9, 2025.

Sponsors / Authors

  • Resolution text lists Representatives Sandra Scott (District 76), Viola Davis (District 87), and Kim Schofield (District 63) as authors.
  • Metadata also lists Claudia Tenney among primary sponsors; note that the resolution text identifies the three state House members above as the sponsoring authors.

Significance / Impact

This resolution serves as a formal, symbolic recognition of Carol Renee Jones’s military and federal service. It is ceremonial — it does not create legal rights, change policy, or allocate funds — but records official appreciation and provides an archival recognition for the honoree.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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