,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #h1       
#bjai,ms4 ,haaland 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,cole1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gallego1   
,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1  
and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,reform  ,,resolution  ,recognizing     
,national ,native ,american ,heritage   
,month and celebrating the cultures and 
contributions of ,native ,americans to  
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas1 from    
,november #a1 #bjai1 through ,november  
#cj1 #bjai1 the ,united ,states         
celebrates ,national ,native ,american  
,heritage ,month2 ,whereas ,national    
,native ,american ,heritage ,month is an
 opportunity to consider and recognize  
the contributions of ,native ,americans 
to the history of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas ,native ,americans are         
descendants of the original1 indigenous 
inhabitants of what is now the ,united  

,states2 ,whereas the ,bureau of the    
,census estimated that1 in #bjaj1 there 
were more than #e1jjj1jjj individuals of
 ,native ,american descent in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas ,native       
,americans maintain vibrant cultures and
 traditions and hold a deeply rooted    
sense of community2 ,whereas ,native    
,americans have moving stories of       
tragedy1 triumph1 and perseverance that 
need to be shared with future           
generations2 ,whereas ,native ,americans
 speak and preserve indigenous          
languages1 which have contributed to the
 ,english language by being used as     
names of individuals and locations      
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 ,congress has consistently reaffirmed  
the support of the ,united ,states of   
tribal self-governance and              
self-determination and the commitment of
 the ,united ,states to improving the   
lives of all ,native ,americans by--    
7#a7 enhancing health care and law      
enforcement resources2 and  7#b7        

improving the housing and socioeconomic 
status of ,native ,americans2  ,whereas 
the ,united ,states is committed to     
strengthening the                       
government-to-government relationship   
that the ,united ,states has maintained 
with the various ,indian tribes2        
,whereas ,congress has recognized the   
contributions of the ,iroquois          
,confederacy and the influence of the   
,iroquois ,confederacy on the ,founding 
,fathers in the drafting of the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
with the concepts of--  7#a7 freedom of 
speech2  7#b7 the separation of         
governmental powers2 and  7#c7 the      
system of checks and balances between   
the branches of government2 ,whereas1   
with the enactment of the ,native       
,american ,heritage ,day ,act of #bjji  
7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,stat4      
#aibb71 ,congress--  7#a7 reaffirmed the
 government-to-government relationship  
between the ,united ,states and ,native 
,american governments2 and  7#b7        

recognized the important contributions  
of ,native ,americans to the culture of 
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,native   
,americans have made distinct and       
important contributions to the ,united  
,states and the rest of the world in    
many fields1 including the fields of    
agriculture1 medicine1 music1 language1 
and art2 ,whereas ,native ,americans    
have distinguished themselves as        
inventors1 entrepreneurs1 spiritual     
leaders1 and scholars2 ,whereas ,native 
,americans have served with honor and   
distinction in the ,armed ,forces and   
continue to serve in the ,armed ,forces 
in greater numbers per capita than any  
other group in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas the ,united ,states has        
recognized the contribution of the      
,native ,american code talkers in ,world
 ,war ,i and ,world ,war ,,ii1 who used 
indigenous languages as an unbreakable  
military code1 saving countless lives in
 the ,united ,states2 and ,whereas the  
people of the ,united ,states have      

reason to honor the great achievements  
and contributions of ,native ,americans 
and their ancestors3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,house of                
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes      
,national ,native ,american ,heritage   
,month2  7#b7 recognizes ,native        
,american ,heritage ,day in accordance  
with section #b7aj7 of the ,native      
,american ,heritage ,day ,act of #bjji  
7,public ,law #aaa-cc2 #abc ,stat4      
#aibc72 and  7#c7 urges the people of   
the ,united ,states to observe ,national
 ,native ,american ,heritage ,month and 
,native ,american ,heritage ,day with   
appropriate programs and activities4