,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #die  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois 7for  
himself and ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce           
,,resolution  ,encouraging people in the
 ,united ,states to recognize ,march #c1
 #bjad1 as ,read ,across ,america ,day4 
,whereas reading is a basic requirement 
for quality education and professional  
success1 and is a source of pleasure    
throughout life2 ,whereas the people of 
the ,united ,states must be able to read
 if the ,united ,states is to remain    
competitive in the global economy2      
,whereas ,congress has placed great     
emphasis on reading intervention and    
providing additional resources for      
reading assistance1 including through   
the programs authorized by the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et   

seq47 and through annual appropriations 
for library and literacy programs2 and  
,whereas more than #ej national         
organizations concerned about reading   
and education have joined with the      
,national ,education ,association       
7,,nea7 to use ,march #c to celebrate   
reading and the birth of ,theodor       
,geisel1 also known as ,dr4 ,seuss3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 honors     
,theodor ,geisel1 also known as ,dr4    
,seuss1 for his success in encouraging  
children to discover the joy of reading2
  7#b7 honors the #agth anniversary of  
,read ,across ,america ,day2  7#c7      
encourages parents to read with their   
children for at least #cj minutes on    
,read ,across ,america ,day in honor of 
the commitment of the ,house of         
,representatives to building a ,nation  
of readers2 and  7#d7 encourages the    
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,read ,across ,america ,day with       
appropriate ceremonies and activities4