--- title: SR 909. Fazili, Sameera; honor collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr909 cite_as: SR 909, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr909 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr909.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr909/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73883 date: 2026-03-06 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Fazili, Sameera; honor ## Text Senate Resolution 909 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Jackson of the 41st, Parkes of the 7th, Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th and others A RESOLUTION Honoring Sameera Fazili for her public service and expertise in community development; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Sameera Fazili is an attorney, public servant, and economic and financial expert with expertise that spans multiple industries including financial services, manufacturing, clean energy, housing, small business, transportation, and logistics; and WHEREAS, she has held numerous prestigious positions, including as a Senior Policy Analyst at the United States Department of the Treasury, Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of International Affairs, and within the White House National Economic Council as a Senior Policy Advisor during the Obama Administration; and WHEREAS, following her work with the Obama administration, Sameera was hired for a leadership role at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta as well as returned to the White House in 2021 as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council during the Biden-Harris Administration; and WHEREAS, after ending her most recent tour of service at the White House, Sameera continues her public service and career through volunteerism and entrepreneurship, while raising her three children; and WHEREAS, Sameera's significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of the citizens of this state and county have earned her the respect and admiration of all who know her; and WHEREAS, she is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor Sameera Fazili for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated public service and extend their sincere best wishes for her continued health, happiness, and success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Sameera Fazili. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution honors Sameera Fazili, an attorney and economic policy expert, for her public service in federal government and community development work. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes Sameera Fazili, an attorney and economic and financial expert who has worked across industries including financial services, manufacturing, clean energy, housing, small business, transportation, and logistics. The resolution recounts her career, including roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the White House National Economic Council under the Obama Administration, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and later as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council under the Biden-Harris Administration. The Senate formally honors her for her public service and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her a copy of the resolution. ### What it does - Formally honors Sameera Fazili for her public service and expertise in community development on behalf of the Georgia Senate. - Recites her professional background, including federal roles at the Treasury Department, the White House National Economic Council, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Sameera Fazili. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial statement by the Senate. ### Who it affects This resolution directly names and honors Sameera Fazili. It has no regulatory effect on any other group of Georgians, businesses, or government agencies; its only administrative effect is a directive to the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose requirements on anyone. Its practical effect is limited to a formal, public statement of recognition from the Senate and a printed copy given to the honoree. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe Fazili's career, including positions at the U.S. Treasury, the White House National Economic Council, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. - The resolved clause formally honors Fazili for her public service and wishes her continued health, happiness, and success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Fazili. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-06) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-06) - Sponsors: Elena Parent, Kim Jackson, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Sonya Halpern, Nan Orrock, Kenya Wicks, Tonya Anderson, Gail Davenport, Nikki Merritt, Donzella James, Freddie Sims - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73883 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr909.md?full=1