This House resolution honors Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946; died August 25, 2026) and recognizes her life and work. The resolution lists her musical career, awards, and long record of giving back to her home region in East Tennessee. It describes her founding of Dollywood and the Dollywood Foundation, her creation of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library (which grew into a global book-gifting program and donated its 100,000,000th book in 2018), and her donations to health care and medical research. The text also notes disaster relief work (including the My People Fund after the 2016 wildfires and contributions after Hurricane Helene in 2024), wildlife conservation partnerships, and honors she received such as induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
The resolution formally mourns Dolly Parton, honors her achievements, and encourages people to follow her example of service. It recognizes specific programs she started or supported and lists ways she helped children, families, health care, and conservation efforts. No publicly available information about changes to laws or creation of new government programs is provided in the bill text or metadata.
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Supporters say Dolly Parton used her success to serve others and that her work in music, literacy, education, health, disaster relief, conservation, and philanthropy had lasting benefits. The resolution highlights her local and national contributions, her Imagination Library, Dollywood, the Dollywood Foundation, and specific donations and relief efforts as examples of that service.
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