,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fa  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,moolenaar    
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4       
,huizenga1 and ,mr4 ,mitchell7 submitted
 the following concurrent resolution2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,,concurrent    
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of the week of ,september   
#aa to ,september #ag as ,patriot ,week4
  ,whereas ,congress recognizes that    
understanding ,united ,states history   
and the ,nation's first principles are  
indispensable to the survival of our    
republic as a free people2 ,whereas in  
great reverence to the victims of the   
,september #aa1 #bjja1 attacks1         
,congress acknowledges that ,united     
,states citizens should take time to    
honor the first principles1 founders1   
documents1 and symbols of their history2
 ,whereas the events that led to the    
signing of the ,constitution of the     

,united ,states by the delegates of the 
,constitutional ,convention on          
,september #ag1 #aghg1 have significance
 for every ,united ,states citizen and  
are honored in public schools across the
 ,nation on ,september #ag of each year 
as ,constitution ,day2 ,whereas the     
revolution1 the rule of law1 social     
compact1 equality1 unalienable rights1  
and limited government are the first    
principles upon which the ,nation was   
founded and flourishes2 ,whereas        
exceptional1 visionary1 and             
indispensable ,americans such as ,thomas
 ,paine1 ,patrick ,henry1 ,john ,adams1 
,john ,marshall1 ,george ,washington1   
,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton1 ,susan ,b4   
,anthony1 ,abraham ,lincoln1 ,frederick 
,douglass1 ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 
,thomas ,jefferson1 and ,james ,madison 
founded or advanced the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas the ,declaration of           
,independence1 ,marbury v4 ,madison1 the
 resolution of ,congress of ,september  
#bh1 #aghg1 submitting the ,constitution

 to the several ,states1 the ,seneca    
,falls ,declaration of ,sentiments and  
,resolutions1 the #aith amendment to the
 ,united ,states ,constitution1 the     
,gettysburg ,address1 the ,emancipation 
,proclamation1 the ,i ,have a ,dream    
speech1 the ,bill of ,rights1 the       
original unamended ,constitution1 and   
the #ith and #ajth amendments to the    
,united ,states ,constitution are key   
documents that embody the first         
principles and have advanced ,united    
,states liberty2 and ,whereas the       
,bennington 7'#gf7 ,flag1 the ,betsy    
,ross ,flag1 the current ,united ,states
 ,flag1 the ,suffragist ,flag1 the      
,union 7,fort ,sumter7 ,flag1 the       
,gadsden ,flag1 and the flags of the    
several ,states are fundamental physical
 symbols of ,united ,states history and 
freedom that should be studied and      
remembered by each citizen3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 supports the designation of ,patriot   
,week2  7#b7 recognizes that each       

generation ought to renew the spirit of 
the ,nation based on the first          
principles1 historical figures1 founding
 documents1 and symbols of the ,united  
,states2 and  7#c7 encourages citizens1 
schools and other educational           
institutions1 and ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local governments and their agencies1 to
 recognize and participate in ,patriot  
,week by honoring and celebrating so    
that all may offer the reverence that is
 due to the free republic4