Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR1956

Introduced
3/27/26  
Enrolled
3/27/26  

Caption

Scattering Resources, Incorporated, and its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tamara L. Moore; 16 years of extraordinary dedication to the homeless and disadvantaged communities of Atlanta, Georgia, and beyond; commend

Summary

House Resolution 1956 is a commemorative resolution recognizing and commending Scattering Resources, Incorporated, and its founder and CEO, Tamara L. Moore, for 16 years of service to homeless and disadvantaged communities in Atlanta and beyond. The resolution recounts the organization’s history, mission, and activities, including back-to-school drives, hygiene kit distribution, fundraising events, financial literacy and career skills workshops, women’s empowerment programming, and humanitarian aid efforts in Georgia, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and other locations. The resolution emphasizes that Scattering Resources seeks to help people living without basic necessities achieve dignity and self-sufficiency through education, health care, employment, training, counseling, and community support. It also highlights the organization’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic, including donations of medical supplies and PPE to a hospital, and its partnerships with law enforcement, schools, hospitals, and nonprofit groups to distribute resources to vulnerable populations.

Impact

This resolution does not change state law, create a new program, or appropriate funds. Its legal effect is limited to formal legislative recognition and commendation, with the House Clerk directed to distribute copies of the resolution to Tamara L. Moore and the organization’s board, staff, and volunteers. The practical impact is symbolic, elevating public awareness of the organization’s charitable work and the issues of homelessness, poverty, and community assistance.

Sentiment

The sentiment surrounding the resolution is strongly positive and appreciative. The bill text is written in celebratory language, and the available context shows no recorded opposition, committee controversy, or vote-related conflict. It presents Scattering Resources as a respected community partner whose work reflects favorably on Georgia and its shared commitment to helping vulnerable residents.

Contention

There are no notable points of contention in the available materials. Because this is a nonbinding commendation resolution, it does not appear to have generated policy disputes over funding, regulation, or enforcement. The only substantive themes are praise for the organization’s humanitarian mission and its focus on homelessness, poverty alleviation, health access, and empowerment.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

GA SR1095

Scattering Resources, Inc.; recognize and commend

GA HR945

Mosley, Sig; extraordinary contributions to the entrepreneurial and investment community in Georgia and beyond; commend

GA HR202

Ayers, Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's Executive Director Michael T.; awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year; commend

GA HR1700

Cho, Stephanie; Sonjui Kumar, Sarah Park, Victoria Huynh, and Aparna Bhattacharyya; extraordinary leadership following the Atlanta-area spa shootings and their ongoing commitment to justice, healing, and the safety of Asian American communities; commend

GA HR1537

Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; 40 years of service to Georgia's children and families; commend

GA HR413

Communities in Schools of Atlanta; commend

GA AB1600

Disadvantaged communities: farmworker communities.

GA HR9

Commends Ascension Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, on its Founders' Day

GA HR374

Robinson, Fire Chief Eddie; 2024 Georgia Fire Chief of the Year; commend

GA HR1160

Abdul-Hamed, Iman; ten years of leadership; acknowledging the Masjid's more than six decades of service to the people of Atlanta and the State of Georgia; recognize

Similar Bills

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