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4	4	STSESSION S. CON. RES. 6
5	5	Expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies
6	6	have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to
7	7	the people and communities of the United States.
8	8	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
9	9	JANUARY24, 2025
10	10	Mr. C
11	11	RAPO(for himself, Ms. SMITH, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Mr.
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13	13	ISCH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr.
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15	15	LUMENTHAL, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. DAINES, Mr. KELLY,
16	16	Mr. L
17	17	ANKFORD, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. LUMMIS,
18	18	and Mr. Y
19	19	OUNG) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
20	20	was referred to the Committee on Finance
21	21	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
22	22	Expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal
23	23	benefit societies have historically provided and continue
24	24	to provide critical benefits to the people and communities
25	25	of the United States.
26	26	Whereas the fraternal benefit societies of the United States
27	27	are longstanding mutual aid organizations created more
28	28	than a century ago to serve the needs of communities and
29	29	provide for the payment of life, health, accident, and
30	30	other benefits to their members;
31	31	Whereas fraternal benefit societies represent a successful,
32	32	modern-day model under which individuals come together
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36	36	with a common purpose to collectively provide charitable
37	37	and other beneficial activities for society;
38	38	Whereas fraternal benefit societies operate under a chapter
39	39	system, creating a nationwide infrastructure, combined
40	40	with local energy and knowledge, which positions fra-
41	41	ternal benefit societies to most efficiently address unmet
42	42	needs in communities, many of which the government
43	43	cannot address;
44	44	Whereas the fraternal benefit society model represents one of
45	45	the largest member-volunteer networks in the United
46	46	States, with approximately 7,000,000 people belonging to
47	47	local chapters across the country;
48	48	Whereas research has shown that the value of the work of
49	49	fraternal benefit societies to society averages more than
50	50	$3,800,000,000 per year, accounting for charitable giv-
51	51	ing, educational programs, and volunteer activities, as
52	52	well as important social capital that strengthens the fab-
53	53	ric, safety, and quality of life in thousands of local com-
54	54	munities in the United States;
55	55	Whereas, in 1909, Congress recognized the value of fraternal
56	56	benefit societies and exempted those organizations from
57	57	taxation, as later codified in section 501(c)(8) of the In-
58	58	ternal Revenue Code of 1986;
59	59	Whereas fraternal benefit societies have adapted since 1909
60	60	to better serve the evolving needs of their members and
61	61	the public;
62	62	Whereas the efforts of fraternal benefit societies to help peo-
63	63	ple of the United States save money and be financially
64	64	secure relieves pressure on government safety net pro-
65	65	grams; and
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69	69	Whereas Congress recognizes that fraternal benefit societies
70	70	have served their original purpose for more than a cen-
71	71	tury, helping countless individuals, families, and commu-
72	72	nities through fraternal member activities: Now, there-
73	73	fore, be it
74	74	Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 1
75	75	concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 2
76	76	(1) the fraternal benefit society model is a suc-3
77	77	cessful private sector economic and social support 4
78	78	system that helps meet needs that would otherwise 5
79	79	go unmet; 6
80	80	(2) the provision of payment for life, health, ac-7
81	81	cident, or other benefits to the members of fraternal 8
82	82	benefit societies in accordance with section 501(c)(8) 9
83	83	of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is necessary 10
84	84	to support the charitable and fraternal activities of 11
85	85	the volunteer chapters within the communities of 12
86	86	fraternal benefit societies; 13
87	87	(3) fraternal benefit societies have adapted 14
88	88	since 1909 to better serve their members and the 15
89	89	public; and 16
90	90	(4) the exemption from taxation under section 17
91	91	501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of 18
92	92	fraternal benefit societies continues to generate sig-19
93	93	nificant returns to the United States, and the work 20
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97	97	of fraternal benefit societies should continue to be 1
98	98	promoted. 2
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