,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #ba1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,meng submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting the 
goals and ideals of ,international      
,mother ,language ,day in bringing      
attention to the importance of          
preserving linguistic and cultural      
heritage through education4  ,whereas   
the ,united ,nations ,educational1      
,scientific1 and ,cultural ,organization
 7,,unesco7 established ,international  
,mother ,language ,day on ,november #ag1
 #aiii1 to promote linguistic diversity 
and multilingualism2 ,whereas the annual
 ,international ,mother ,language ,day  
celebration date1 ,february #ba1 was    
chosen to commemorate the day in #aieb  
in ,bangladesh where students died      
demonstrating for recognition of        
,bengali as a national language of      
,pakistan2 ,whereas ,,unesco establishes

 a different theme for the annual       
celebration of ,international ,mother   
,language ,day each year1 promoting     
various aspects of linguistic education2
 ,whereas according to the ,,unesco     
,atlas of the ,world's ,languages in    
,danger1 out of the over #f1jjj existing
 languages in the world1 more than #bjj 
have become extinct during the last     
three generations1 and #b1bgi other     
languages are classified as             
8endangered02 ,whereas the ,united      
,states ,census ,bureau has identified  
at least #cha languages spoken in the   
,united ,states1 #afi of which are      
distinct ,native ,american languages2   
,whereas according to the ,,unesco      
,atlas of the ,world's ,languages in    
,danger1 #ade languages in the ,united  
,states are classified as endangered2   
and ,whereas the ,united ,states enjoys 
a rich and diverse cultural heritage and
 preserving existing languages is an    
essential piece to preserving this      
heritage3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 

the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
supports the goals and ideals of        
,international ,mother ,language ,day2  
and  7#b7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to observe              
,international ,mother ,language ,day   
with appropriate ceremonies1 programs1  
and activities4