HR672: HR672 Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend

This House resolution honors the Civil Air Patrol, a volunteer organization founded in 1941 that serves as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. It recognizes the Georgia Wing's nearly 2,000 volunteer members across 44 squadrons and six groups for their work in emergency services, disaster relief, search and rescue, counter drug operations, aerospace education, and cadet programs. The resolution highlights the Georgia Wing's 2021 national Crisis Service Award for COVID-19 pandemic support, its hurricane relief efforts for Helene and Milton (including aerial imagery for FEMA and GEMA and 'Sundown Patrols' in South Georgia), and estimates its members' volunteer hours in 2024 were worth more than $7.6 million. The resolution formally recognizes these contributions and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

• Formally recognizes the volunteers of the Civil Air Patrol for their contributions to the State of Georgia.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a commendation with no binding legal effect.

The resolution directly names the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing, its nearly 2,000 volunteer members, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing the resolution to the organization.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding changes, it gives official legislative recognition to a volunteer organization that Georgia agencies like GEMA have relied on for disaster response, aerial imaging, and search and rescue support during recent hurricanes.

• The whereas clauses describe the Civil Air Patrol's history since 1941 and its 1948 designation as the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
• The whereas clauses note the Georgia Wing's nearly 2,000 members and their 2021 Crisis Service Award for COVID-19 pandemic support.
• The whereas clauses cite hurricane relief work for Helene and Milton, including aerial imagery for FEMA and GEMA and 'Sundown Patrols' in South Georgia.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives recognize the volunteers' contributions to Georgia.
• The final resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Wing.

1. 2025-03-20House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-20House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-20House Hopper (House)

• Josh Bonner (R, HD-073)Primary sponsor
• Matthew Gambill (R, HD-015)
• Bill Hitchens (R, HD-161)
• Brad Thomas (R, HD-021)
• Stacey Evans (D, HD-057)

• Civil Air Patrol
• disaster relief
• volunteer recognition
• emergency services
• hurricane response