,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #abja  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,october #bc1   
#bjbj,mrs4 ,lesko submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing      
support for the designation of ,april   
#ah1 #bjba1 as ,national ,amateur ,radio
 ,operators ,day4  ,whereas amateur     
radio1 or ham radio1 is an important    
hobby that brings people together1      
regardless of profession1 sex1 or race2 
,whereas amateur radio is the oldest    
form of digital communications2 ,whereas
 amateur radio has played an invaluable 
role in developing new forms of         
electronic communications2 ,whereas     
amateur radio offers individuals a      
chance to learn new technological       
skills2 ,whereas groups such as         
,youngsters ,on the ,air 7,,yota7 are   
working to ensure that there is a next  
generation of amateur radio operators2  
,whereas amateur radio groups and       

amateur radio clubs across the ,nation  
provide communities an important way to 
communicate with one another2 ,whereas  
the amateur radio operator's code       
contains as a major principle ideals    
that are important to country and       
community2 ,whereas a key purpose of    
amateur radio is to have a group of     
skilled volunteers to assist emergency  
responders in an event of a disaster2   
,whereas members of the amateur radio   
community1 such as the ,amateur ,radio  
,emergency ,service 7,,ares7 have       
provided invaluable emergency           
communications services following recent
 natural disasters1 including but not   
limited to helping coordinate disaster  
relief efforts following ,hurricanes    
,katrina1 ,wilma1 and ,maria and other  
extreme weather disasters2 ,whereas1 on 
,april #ah1 #aibe1 the first            
,international ,amateur ,radio ,union   
was formed in ,paris2 and ,whereas      
,april #ah1 #bjba1 would be an          
appropriate day for the celebration of  

,national ,amateur ,radio ,operators    
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7       
supports the designation of ,national   
,amateur ,radio ,operators ,day and its 
celebration around the ,united ,states2 
and  7#b7 recognizes that continuing    
importance of amateur radio operators   
and their role in bringing communities  
together in times of need4