,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,foster 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casten 
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4   
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4  
,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4           
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rush1  
,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 and ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of
 ,oklahoma7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,,resolution  ,expressing  
support for designation of ,march #ad1  
#bjai1 as ,national ,pi ,day4  ,whereas 
the ,greek letter 7,pi7 is the symbol   
for the ratio of the circumference of a 
circle to its diameter2 ,whereas the    
ratio ,pi is an irrational number1 which
 will continue infinitely without       
repeating1 and has been calculated to   
over thirteen trillion digits2 ,whereas 
,pi is a fundamental mathematical       

constant that has been studied          
throughout history and is central in    
mathematics as well as science and      
engineering2 ,whereas mathematics and   
science are a critical part of our      
children's education2 ,whereas aptitude 
in mathematics1 science1 and engineering
 is essential for a knowledge-based     
society2 ,whereas1 according to the     
#bjae ,trends in ,international         
,mathematics and ,science ,study        
7,,timss7 survey done by the ,national  
,center for ,education ,statistics1     
,american children in the #dth and #hth 
grades were outperformed by students in 
other countries including ,singapore1   
,south ,korea1 ,taiwan1 and ,japan2     
,whereas students from underrepresented 
minorities and from schools with high   
poverty rates have lower than average   
scores on the ,,timss survey2 ,whereas1 
while through #hth grade girls and boys 
have similar math and science scores on 
the ,,timss survey1 there is a          
significant gender gap in math and      

physics scores at the end of high       
school2 ,whereas the ,united ,states    
needs to reinforce mathematics and      
science education for all students in   
order to better prepare children for the
 future and to succeed in a #bast       
century economy2 ,whereas the ,national 
,science ,foundation has been driving   
innovation in math and science education
 at all levels from elementary through  
graduate education since its creation   
#fi years ago2 ,whereas mathematics and 
science can be a fun and interesting    
part of a child's education1 and        
learning about ,pi can be an engaging   
way to teach children about geometry and
 attract them to study science and      
mathematics2 and ,whereas ,pi can be    
approximated as #c4ad1 and thus ,march  
#ad1 #bjai1 is an appropriate day for   
,national ,pi ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,house of                 
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of a ,pi ,day and its       
celebration around the world2  7#b7     

recognizes the continuing importance of 
the ,national ,science ,foundation's    
math and science education programs2 and
  7#c7 encourages schools and educators 
to observe the day with appropriate     
activities that teach students about ,pi
 and engage them about the study of     
mathematics4