; Whereas, in the years immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bureau of Labor Statistics documented a marked increase in volunteerism among the people of the United States; Whereas, in 2009, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Serve America Act ( Public Law 111–13 ; 123 Stat. 1460), which established, at the request of the 9/11 community, Federal recognition of September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance and charged the Corporation for National and Community Service with leading this annual day of service; and Whereas, since Congress and the President provided for Federal recognition of September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance (commonly referred to as 9/11 Day ), millions of people in the United States observe the anniversary by engaging in a wide range of service activities and private forms of prayer and remembrance: Now, therefore, be it