HR283 Summary

• Commends Randy Owen, member of country music band Alabama, for his charitable works and service to Alabama and the nation.

• Recognizes Owen's founding of Country Cares for St. Jude Kids, which has raised over $800 million for cancer research, and his band's creation of June Jam in 1982, which has raised over $15 million for various charities.

• Notes Owen's support for Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch, disaster relief efforts, and public service including public service commercials supporting Amendment 1 for Alabama State Parks and the 2020 Federal Census.

• Details Owen's education at Jacksonville State University where he serves on the Board of Trustees and for which a Randy Owen Performing Arts Center with a 1,000-seat concert hall is scheduled for groundbreaking in late 2023.

• Highlights awards Owen has received including Country Music Association Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award (2019), Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2008), Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award (2018), and the Michael F. Tamer Award from St. Jude.