Bill
HR 575
H.R. 575 honors Moving in the Spirit for decades of youth development through the arts, recognizing impact, partnerships, and alumni achievements without funding or policy changes.
Status
- Type: House resolution (ceremonial)
- Introduced: January 21, 2025
- Adopted/Read and Adopted: March 31, 2025
- Final procedural status: Laid before the House, adopted, and reported enrolled
- Committee referrals/consideration: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology; placed on Local & Consent and Congratulatory & Memorial Calendars prior to adoption
- Companion bill: S. 156
Purpose and intent
- H.R. 575 is a non‑binding, honorary resolution that commends the Atlanta‑based dance and youth development organization “Moving in the Spirit” for its decades of work empowering underserved youth through the arts. The resolution recognizes the organization’s founders, history, accomplishments, and community impact, and directs the Clerk to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to the organization.
Key factual findings cited in the resolution
- Founded in 1986 by Dana Lupton, Leah Mann, and Genene Stewart.
- Grew from a single class of 25 girls into an award‑winning creative youth development program.
- Reports impacting more than 5,000 children directly and reaching tens of thousands through workshops and performances over a ~39‑year history.
- Partnerships cited: Atlanta Children’s Shelter, Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlanta, KIPP Atlanta Schools, among others.
- National recognition: honored at a 2005 White House ceremony and performed for Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
- In 2021, opened a $10 million performing arts center at MARTA’s Edgewood/Candler Park development as a permanent home.
- Reported outcomes: a 96% increase in student confidence and 100% of program seniors graduate high school and pursue higher education, vocational training, or military service.
- Alumni have pursued careers in Broadway, public health, education, and civic leadership.
Key provisions / actions in the resolution
- Commends Moving in the Spirit for “decades of outstanding contributions to youth development through the arts.”
- Extends the House’s best wishes for the organization’s continued success.
- Authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Moving in the Spirit.
Who is affected / likely impact
- Directly honors Moving in the Spirit, its staff, students, alumni, and community partners.
- The resolution is symbolic only—it does not appropriate funds, change law, or create programmatic requirements. Its practical effects are increased formal recognition, which may support visibility, fundraising, partnerships, and community goodwill.
Sponsors
- Primary sponsors: James R. Baird; Karen Lupton
- Notable cosponsors include Scott Franklin, Dusty Johnson, Seth Magaziner, Randy Feenstra, Bryan Steil, Eric Sorensen, Susie Lee, Mark Pocan, Nikki Budzinski, and others.
Notes
- As a commemorative resolution, H.R. 575 is intended to recognize achievement and raise public awareness rather than enact policy or provide federal resources.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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