Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 892: Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry; commend
Last action March 31, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution formally commends Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry, an Atlanta-based faith organization that supports cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers, for its work across the state.
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In plain language
This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it recognizes Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry, a faith-based organization founded in 2008 at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church by Crystal Wyre-Daugherty along with Pastors and Drs. Jamal H. Bryant, Karri Bryant, and Carla Stokes, for its work supporting people facing cancer. The resolution describes the ministry's one-on-one support for patients and caregivers, its partnership with City of Hope's Our Journey of Hope leadership training, and its Thriver's Market initiative that helps cancer survivors and caregivers pursue entrepreneurship. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the ministry as a formal token of recognition.
What the bill does
- Formally recognizes and commends Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry for its work supporting cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in Georgia.
- States the House's applause for the ministry's partnerships, including its work with City of Hope's Our Journey of Hope leadership training.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the ministry.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a symbolic honor rather than a change to the Georgia Code.
Who it affects
The resolution directly names and honors Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry, its founder Crystal Wyre-Daugherty, and its associated pastors. It also touches the cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers the ministry serves, though it creates no legal obligations for them.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it does not create funding, regulations, or new obligations. Its practical significance is symbolic: it gives the ministry formal, public acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives that it can use to highlight its community work.
Key provisions
- The whereas clauses describe the ministry's founding in 2008 and its faith-based, holistic support for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers.
- The whereas clauses note the ministry's partnership with City of Hope's Our Journey of Hope leadership training and its Thriver's Market entrepreneurship initiative.
- The resolving clause has the House of Representatives recognize, applaud, and honor the ministry's work and legacy.
- The final clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to the ministry.
From the bill
“the members of this body recognize Speak Life! Cancer Care Ministry for its remarkable dedication to service, applaud its ongoing efforts to inspire hope and healing, and honor its continued legacy of transformative impact.”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Dexter Sharper (D, HD-177)
- Tremaine Teddy Reese (D, HD-140)
- Sharon Henderson (D, HD-113)
- Floyd Griffin (D, HD-149)
- Sharon Cooper (R, HD-45)
- Debra Bazemore (D, HD-69)
Topics
- cancer support
- faith-based organizations
- legislative commendation
- Georgia House resolution