119th (2025–2027)
H.Res. 641
H.Res. 641 is a symbolic resolution expressing Congressional support for community health centers and designating August 3-9, 2025, as National Health Center Week. The resolution encourages all Americans to visit their local community health centers and recognize their contributions to healthcare access. Community health centers serve approximately 10 percent of Americans across 14,000 communities nationwide, with particular importance in rural and underserved areas, and provide affordable primary care regardless of a patient's ability to pay or insurance status. The resolution highlights that these centers generate significant economic benefits—for example, North Carolina's community health centers employ over 6,500 people and save the Medicaid program an estimated $477 million annually through cost-effective care. The resolution also calls on Congress to extend the Community Health Center Fund beyond its September 30 expiration date, as it provides 70 percent of federal funding for these facilities.