,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #edj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #af1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,lowey 7for herself and ,mr4 
,cole7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and ,labor     
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ejth    
anniversary of ,sesame ,street4         
,whereas ,sesame ,street will celebrate 
its #ejth year of continuous broadcast  
on stations of the ,public ,broadcasting
 ,service 7,,pbs7 in the ,united ,states
 on ,november #aj1 #bjai2 ,whereas1 as  
the longest running program on ,,pbs1   
,sesame ,street has continued to bring  
critical early learning to generations  
through the beloved and iconic ,muppets 
of ,sesame ,street1 including ,big      
,bird1 ,cookie ,monster1 ,bert and      
,ernie1 and ,elmo2 ,whereas ,sesame     
,workshop1 the nonprofit educational    
organization that set a new standard    
with ,sesame ,street1 has created an    
entire genre of educational media to    

help children around the world grow     
smarter1 stronger1 and kinder2 ,whereas 
,sesame ,street remains the longest     
street in the world1 reaching more than 
#afj million children in more than #aej 
countries2 ,whereas international       
programming includes local adaptations  
of ,sesame ,street customized to the    
unique needs and challenges of children 
in different languages and cultures in  
such countries as ,south ,africa1       
,afghanistan1 ,mexico1 and ,bangladesh1 
among others2 ,whereas ,sesame ,street  
remains the most researched children's  
educational television program in       
history1 with more than #a1jjj          
independent studies documenting its     
efficacy2 ,whereas longitudinal studies 
have shown that preschoolers who        
frequently watched ,sesame ,street      
scored higher on school readiness tests 
than less-frequent or nonviewers2       
,whereas frequent preschool viewing of  
,sesame ,street is associated with      
higher high school grade point averages2

 ,whereas ,sesame ,workshop deploys bold
 educational programs that open doors to
 opportunity for vulnerable children and
 their communities through its social   
impact work2 ,whereas ,sesame ,street   
characters and content have been used to
 help children of military families cope
 with the challenges of deployment1     
relocation1 injury1 and grief2 ,whereas 
,sesame ,street's autism initiative     
promotes acceptance and understanding   
and helps children and families face    
everyday challenges1 while fighting the 
stigma often associated with autism2    
,whereas ,sesame ,workshop's            
groundbreaking new program1 ,sesame     
,street in ,communities1 is helping     
children in communities across the      
,united ,states who are experiencing    
trauma such as family homelessness1     
parental substance abuse and addiction1 
or food insecurity2 ,whereas ,sesame    
,workshop has1 through ,muppet          
,diplomacy1 brought international       
attention to advance the importance of  

girls' education and gender equity in   
,afghanistan1 ,india1 and countries in  
the ,gulf ,region1 mutual respect and   
inclusivity in ,northern ,ireland and   
between the ,israelis and ,palestinians1
 and destigmatization of ,,hiv_/,,aids  
in ,south ,africa2 ,whereas ,sesame     
,workshop is working to help transform  
the lives of millions of the world's    
most vulnerable children who have been  
displaced by the enduring1 tragic       
conflict in ,syria and providing for the
 educational needs of refugee           
populations in ,bangladesh and          
throughout the ,middle ,east2 ,whereas  
,sesame ,workshop has trained hundreds  
of media professionals to create        
educational and entertaining            
puppet-based media for children1        
fostering new talent in the areas of    
production1 puppeteering1 and writing1  
among others2 ,whereas1 for more than #e
 decades1 ,sesame ,workshop has         
partnered with foundations1             
corporations1 and communities of all    

sizes to extend the reach of its        
programs and to support meaningful      
social impact work2 ,whereas ,sesame    
,workshop has received a record-setting 
#aib ,emmy awards to date and numerous  
other accolades1 notably as the most    
impactful program in the history of     
television for its innovative work in   
using the power of media to help        
children learn and grow1 preparing them 
for success in school and life2 and     
,whereas ,sesame ,workshop has been a   
unique1 trusted1 and educational force  
for children for #ej years and deserves 
recognition for this historic milestone 
and the support of the ,house of        
,representatives3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,house of ,representatives--
 7#a7 recognizes the #ejth anniversary  
of the television program ,sesame       
,street2  7#b7 recognizes the enduring  
contributions of ,sesame ,workshop to   
the national goal of preparing every    
child to be ready for school2  7#c7     
congratulates ,sesame ,workshop for its 

exemplary track record in producing     
award-winning programming that has      
transformed the lives of millions of    
children and families in the ,united    
,states and globally2 and  7#d7         
expresses its admiration and support for
 ,sesame ,workshop as it continues its  
path-breaking work with educational     
media and social impact content to help 
every child across the globe grow up    
smarter1 stronger1 and kinder4