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HR 708

The Sunshine House; 50th anniversary; recognize

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Segun Adeyina and 3 co-sponsors

Nonbinding House resolution congratulates The Sunshine House on 50 years, recognizes its 119 schools, 12,000 daily students, 300,000+ served, and honors founders and staff.

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Bill Summary · HR 708

Summary — H. Res. 708 (118th Congress)

Title: Recognizing and commending The Sunshine House on its 50th anniversary

Purpose and intent

H. Res. 708 is a non‑binding, congratulatory resolution recognizing and commending The Sunshine House on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The resolution honors the organization’s contributions to early childhood education, documents key milestones in its history, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to The Sunshine House.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes and commends The Sunshine House for 50 years of service (founded in 1975).
  • Recites factual findings about the organization, including:
    • Founded by Dennis and Roseann Drew (began as Small World Preschool).
    • Has positively impacted more than 300,000 children since 1975.
    • Now operates 119 schools across six states (with seven additional schools planned).
    • Nurtures and educates over 12,000 children daily through more than 1,800 educators.
    • Major milestones noted: expansion into North Carolina (1995) and Georgia (late 1990s), launch of The Quest Zone Afterschool Program (2000), and establishment of the first Foundations Early Learning Center (2016).
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to The Sunshine House.

Who is affected

  • Directly honors The Sunshine House, its founders, staff, students, and families.
  • Symbolically recognizes communities served by the organization.
  • Does not create legal rights, mandates, regulatory changes, or appropriations.

Procedural and timeline highlights

  • Introduced in the House: January 23, 2025.
  • Considered under suspension of the rules; debated for 40 minutes and passed by voice vote in the House (motion to suspend the rules agreed to) on March 10, 2025.
  • Placed on the Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar, laid before the House and adopted (nonrecord vote) on May 23, 2025; reported enrolled.
  • Received in the Senate and read twice on March 11, 2025; referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (as of that date).
  • Classification: House resolution (ceremonial/congratulatory). Companion bill in the Senate: S. 1625.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors listed include Dale W. Strong, Jasmine Clark, Arlene Beckles, Segun Adeyina, and Gabe Okoye. Additional cosponsors include August Pfluger, Thomas R. Suozzi, Gabe Evans, Michael Guest, Morgan Luttrell, John R. Moolenaar, Clay Higgins, Mark E. Green, and others.

Notes

  • The resolution is ceremonial and carries no funding or regulatory impact.
  • Some introductory text in the legislative record contained unrelated citation language (referencing a different Act title); the operative text of H. Res. 708 honors The Sunshine House.

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

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