,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai ,mr4  
,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1
 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,himes1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,johnson (     
,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 
,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4         
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4  
,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & ,ms4  
,k5dra ,s4 ,horn ( ,oklahoma7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology  ,,resolution  ,express+     
support = designation ( ,m>* #ad1 #bjai1
 z ,national ,pi ,day4  ,:]eas ! ,greek 
lett] 7,pi7 is ! symbol = ! ratio ( !   
circumf]5ce ( a circle to its diamet]2  
,:]eas ! ratio ,pi is an irrational     
numb]1 :i* w cont9ue inf9itely )\t      
repeat+1 & has be5 calculat$ to ov]     
?irte5 trillion digits2 ,:]eas ,pi is a 
fundam5tal ma!matical con/ant t has be5 
/udi$ ?r\gh\t hi/ory & is c5tral 9      
ma!matics z well z sci5ce & eng9e]+2    

,:]eas ma!matics & sci5ce are a critical
 "p ( our *ildr5's education2 ,:]eas    
aptitude 9 ma!matics1 sci5ce1 & eng9e]+ 
is ess5tial = a k-bas$ society2 ,:]eas1 
accord+ to ! #bjae ,tr5ds 9             
,int]national ,ma!matics & ,sci5ce ,/udy
 7,,timss7 survey done by ! ,national   
,c5t] = ,education ,/ati/ics1 ,am]ican  
*ildr5 9 ! #d? & #h? grades 7 outp]=m$  
by /ud5ts 9 o!r c\ntries includ+        
,s+apore1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,taiwan1 &       
,japan2 ,:]eas /ud5ts f und]repres5t$   
m9orities & f s*ools ) high pov]ty rates
 h l[] ?an av]age scores on ! ,,timss   
survey2 ,:]eas1 :ile ?r\gh #h? grade    
girls & boys h simil> ma? & sci5ce      
scores on ! ,,timss survey1 !re is a    
significant g5d] gap 9 ma? & physics    
scores at ! end ( high s*ool2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates ne$s to re9=ce ma!matics &
 sci5ce education = all /ud5ts 9 ord] to
 bett] prep>e *ildr5 = ! future & to    
succe$ 9 a #ba/ c5tury economy2 ,:]eas !
 ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation has be5   
driv+ innovation 9 ma? & sci5ce         

education at all levels f elem5t>y ?r\gh
 graduate education s9ce its creation   
#fi ye>s ago2 ,:]eas ma!matics & sci5ce 
c be a fun & int]e/+ "p ( a *ild's      
education1 & le>n+ ab\t ,pi c be an     
engag+ way to tea* *ildr5 ab\t geometry 
& attract !m to /udy sci5ce & ma!matics2
 & ,:]eas ,pi c be approximat$ z #c4ad1 
& ?us ,m>* #ad1 #bjai1 is an appropriate
 day = ,national ,pi ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 supports ! designation ( a ,pi ,day
 & its celebration ar\nd ! _w2  7#b7    
recognizes ! cont9u+ importance ( !     
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation's ma? &    
sci5ce education programs2 &  7#c7      
enc\rages s*ools & educators to obs]ve !
 day ) appropriate activities t tea*    
/ud5ts ab\t ,pi & engage !m ab\t ! /udy 
( ma!matics4