,,iv  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4
 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1    
,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,murphy of       
,florida1 and ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce           
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,may #be as ,national
 ,moonshot ,day and recognizing the     
importance of conquering scientific     
challenges from medicine to space and   
beyond4  ,whereas1 on ,may #be1 #aifa1  
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy gave a    
historic speech before a ,joint ,session
 of ,congress announcing his goal of    
putting a man on the ,moon by the end of
 the decade2 ,whereas ,kennedy stated1  
,now it is time to take longer          
strides--time for a great new ,american 
enterprise--time for this nation to take
 a clearly leading role in space        

achievement1 which in many ways may hold
 the key to our future on ,earth2       
,whereas the successes of the ,apollo   
program proved that when ,united ,states
 citizens unite behind a common goal1   
even when that goal requires longer     
strides1 we can accomplish anything2    
,whereas ,kennedy also stated1 ,i       
believe we possess all the resources and
 talents necessary4 ,but the facts of   
the matter are that we have never made  
the national decisions or marshaled the 
national resources required for such    
leadership4 ,we have never specified    
long-range goals on an urgent time      
schedule1 or managed our resources and  
our time so as to insure their          
fulfillment2 ,whereas all across the    
,nation1 there are youth waiting to be  
inspired to develop and dedicate their  
talents toward the next great challenges
 just as ,president ,kennedy inspired a 
generation to achieve the goal of       
sending astronauts to the ,moon2        
,whereas without similar dedication1    

attention1 and leadership we will fail  
as a country to inspire and recruit the 
next generation to do the important work
 ahead from medicine to space and       
beyond2 ,whereas1 as part of a renewed  
focus on science1 technology1           
engineering1 and mathematics 7,,stem71  
making tangible connections between     
their classwork and the future of the   
,nation would help many students        
understand the importance of their      
education and work2 and ,whereas ,may   
#be is the anniversary of the day       
,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy set the   
,united ,states on a course to the ,moon
 and would be an appropriate date to    
designate as ,national ,moonshot ,day3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 designation of ,national ,moonshot     
,day2  7#b7 recognizes the vital        
importance of science1 technology1      
engineering1 and mathematics 7,,stem7   
education in planting the seeds of      
inspiration and ambition in today's     

students so that they further the       
,nation's history of dedication to      
scientific advances with future         
,moonshot projects2 and  7#c7 encourages
 parents and educators across the       
country to use ,national ,moonshot ,day 
as a day to inspire children to think   
about the successes of the prior        
scientific achievements and the         
challenges facing the ,nation1 and to   
make direct connections between their   
classwork and potential for solutions to
 the most pressing problems4