,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjag,mr4   
,lamborn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,franks (    
,arizona7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( ,july #b1 #bjag1 z !      
,national ,day ( ,p]sonal ,reflection & 
,rep5tance4  ,:]eas1 on ,july #d1 #aggf1
 ! ,cont95tal ,congress approv$ !       
language ( ! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce1 
& we n[ annually celebrate ,july #d z   
,indep5d5ce ,day2 ,:]eas two days e>li] 
on ,july #b1 #aggf1 ,congress vot$ to   
dissolve all ties ) ,great ,brita9 &    
become an indep5d5t ,nation2 ,:]eas     
,john ,adams said t ,july #b ought to be
 commemorat$ z a day ( deliv]ance by    
solemn act ( devotion to ,god ,almighty2
 ,:]eas ?is practice ( (f]+ solemn acts 
( devotion to ,god ,almighty became an  
(t-repeat$ prec$5t across ! c5turies (  
our hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,john      

,adams decl>$ ,april #ac1 #agih1 to be  
obs]v$ by ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a day 
( public ,fa/+1 ,humiliation1 & ,pray]1 
z well z ,april #be1 #agii2 ,:]eas      
,presid5t ,james ,madison decl>$ ,june  
#i1 #ahab1 z a day to be obs]v$ by ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a day ( public ,fa/+1
 ,humiliation1 & ,pray]1 z well z ,july 
#bc1 #ahac1 & ,novemb] #af1 #ahad2      
,:]eas by #ahae1 !re _h be5 #gid sep>ate
 calls = days ( ,fa/+1 ,humiliation1 &  
,pray] issu$ by colonial1 ,/ate1 &      
,f$]al gov]nm5ts2 ,:]eas national lead]s
 aft] t "t cont9u$ t tradition1 includ+ 
:5 ,presid5t ,john ,tyl] call$ = a ,day 
( ,fa/+ & ,pray] on ,may #ad1 #ahda2 z  
did ,presid5t ,za*>y ,taylor on ,augu/  
#c1 #ahdi2 ,presid5t ,james ,bu*anan on 
,janu>y #d1 #ahfa2 ,presid5t ,abraham   
,l9coln on ,septemb] #bf1 #ahfa1 ,april 
#cj1 #ahfc1 & ,augu/ #d1 #ahfd2         
,presid5t ,&rew ,johnson on ,may #be1   
#ahfe2 ,presid5t ,*e/] ,a4 ,ar?ur on    
,septemb] #bf1 #ahha2 ,presid5t ,woodr[ 
,wilson on ,may #cj1 #aiah2 & s =?2     

,:]eas ,congress itself sep>ately issu$ 
eight calls to ,humiliation1 ,fa/+1 &   
,pray] dur+ ! ,am]ican ,revolution &    
cont9u$ ! practice across ! g5]ations1  
up to & includ+ ! congressional call = a
 ,day ( ,humiliation1 ,fa/+1 & ,pray] on
 ,april #cj1 #aigd2 ,:]eas ,presid5t    
,l9coln1 9 8 ,april #cj1 #ahfc1 call = a
 ,day ( ,humiliation1 ,fa/+ & ,pray]1   
express$ timeless s5tim5ts t rema9      
applicable to ?is day1 includ+ t x is ! 
duty ( nations z well z ( m5 to own _!  
dep5d5ce ^u ! ov]rul+ p[] ( ,god2 to    
confess _! s9s & transgressions 9 humble
 sorr[1 yet ) assur$ hope t g5u9e       
rep5tance w lead to m]cy & p>don2 & to  
recognize ! sublime tru?s ann\nc$ 9 !   
,holy ,scriptures & prov5 by all hi/ory 
t ^? nations only are bless$ ^: ,god is 
! ,"l4 4 4 4 ,we h be5 pres]v$ ^! _m    
ye>s 9 peace & prosp]ity4 ,we h gr[n 9  
numb]s1 weal?1 & p[]1 z no o!r nation   
has ev] gr[n4 ,b we h =gott5 ,god2 we h 
=gott5 ! graci\s h& :i* pres]v$ u 9     
peace1 & multipli$ & enri*$ & /r5g!n$ u2

 & we h va9ly imag9$1 9 deceitfulness ( 
our he>ts1 t all ^! bless+s 7 produc$ by
 "s sup]ior wisdom & virtue ( our own4  
,intoxicat$ ) unbrok5 success1 we h     
become too self-suffici5t to feel !     
necessity ( r$eem+ & pres]v+ grace1 too 
pr\d to pray to ! ,god t made u6 ,x     
behooves u1 !n1 to humble ourselves be=e
 ! (f5d$ ,p[]1 to confess our national  
s9s1 & to pray = clem5cy & =giv5ess2 &  
,:]eas we h fail$ to respond p]sonally &
 collectively ) sacrifice & uncompromis$
 commitm5t to ! unmet ne$s ( our fell[  
man bo? at home & abroad1 & z a p we h  
become s absorb$ ) ! selfi% pursuits (  
pleasure & pr(it t we h bl9d$ ourselves 
to ,god's /&>d ( ju/ice & righte\sness =
 ?is society3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 9 foll[+ !     
num]\s :olesome & positive examples set 
by previ\s ,congresses & ,presid5ts--   
7#a7 supports ! designation ( a         
,national ,day ( ,p]sonal ,reflection & 
,rep5tance2 &  7#b7 calls ^u ! p ( !    
,nation to humble !mselves z !y see fit 

be=e our ,creator to rep5t ( our        
national s9s & ackn[l$ge our firm       
dep5d5ce ^u ,him4