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HR 683

Monroe, Joy; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Segun Adeyina and 5 co-sponsors

H.R. 683 formally commends Joy Monroe for her leadership with SPARC and public service, recognizing housing stability, financial literacy, and support for single-parent families.

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Bill Summary · HR 683

Summary — H.R. 683 (House Resolution): Commending Joy Monroe

Status: Adopted by the House (laid before and adopted April 9, 2025)
Introduced: January 23, 2025
Classification: House resolution (honorary/recognition)

Purpose and intent

H.R. 683 is an honorary resolution that recognizes and commends Joy Monroe for her leadership and public service, particularly as founder and CEO of Single Parent Alliance and Resource Center (SPARC). The resolution highlights her contributions addressing housing insecurity, financial literacy, and holistic support for single-parent families and acknowledges her role in fostering collaboration among nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies.

Key provisions

  • Formally recognizes and commends Joy Monroe for “efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service” to the State of Georgia.
  • Highlights Monroe’s leadership as founder and CEO of SPARC and the organization’s mission (housing stability, financial literacy, holistic support for single-parent families).
  • Notes Monroe’s personal qualities (leadership, integrity, diplomacy, vision) and the respect she has earned.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for distribution to Joy Monroe.

Who is affected

  • Primary honoree: Joy Monroe.
  • Beneficiary organization referenced: Single Parent Alliance and Resource Center (SPARC) and the single-parent families it serves.
  • Practical effect on government operations: minimal — the resolution is ceremonial/recognitory and does not create new legal obligations, funding, or programmatic changes.

Procedural timeline and sponsors

  • Introduced in the House: January 23, 2025; referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and later to a Subcommittee on Health (per legislative log).
  • Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar, read, and adopted on April 9, 2025. Reported enrolled same date.
  • Primary sponsors listed in the bill text include Representatives Arlene Beckles (96th), Segun Adeyina (110th), Dewey McClain (109th), Gabe Okoye (102nd), Marvin Lim (98th), among others. Additional cosponsors are noted in the legislative record.

Impact

This resolution is symbolic: it raises public recognition of Joy Monroe and SPARC, which can support community visibility, stakeholder engagement, and fundraising. It does not authorize funding or change statutes or programs.

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

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