,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjac 
,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 #a1
 #bjac1 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 in the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife and programs such as      

,early ,reading ,first1 ,improving      
,literacy through ,school ,libraries1   
and ,striving ,readers2 and ,whereas    
more than #ej national organizations    
concerned about reading and education   
have joined with the ,national          
,education ,association 7,,nea7 to use  
,march #a 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 #aeth     
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