,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself &  
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,labor       
,,resolution  ,enc\rag+ p 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates to recognize ,monday1 ,m>* #b1   
#bjbj1 z ,read ,across ,am]ica ,day4    
,:]eas read+ is a basic requirem5t =    
quality education & pr(essional success1
 & is a s\rce ( pleasure ?r\gh\t life2  
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ be able
 to read if ! ,unit$ ,/ates is to rema9 
competitive 9 ! global economy2 ,:]eas  
,congress has plac$ great emphasis on   
read+ int]v5tion & provid+ additional   
res\rces = read+ assi/ance1 includ+     
?r\gh ! programs au?oriz$ by ! ,elem5t>y
 & ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 & ?r\gh   
annual appropriations = libr>y & lit]acy
 programs2 & ,:]eas m ?an #ej national  
organizations conc]n$ ab\t read+ &      

education h jo9$ ) ! ,national          
,education ,association 7,,nea7 to use  
,m>* #b;d to celebrate read+ & all      
au?ors :o ignite a love ( read+3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors all au?ors
 = _! success 9 enc\rag+ *ildr5 to      
discov] ! joy ( read+1 includ+ au?ors l 
,!odor ,geisel 7also kn[n z ,dr4 ,seuss7
 & ,patricia ,mc,kissack2  7#b7 honors !
 #bcrd anniv]s>y ( ,read ,across ,am]ica
 ,day2  7#c7 enc\rages p>5ts1 educators1
 & communities to read ) _! *ildr5 = at 
lea/ #cj m9utes on ,read ,across ,am]ica
 ,day 9 honor ( ! commitm5t ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives to build+ a ,nation (   
read]s2 &  7#d7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to obs]ve ,read ,across ,am]ica 
,day ) appropriate c]emonies &          
activities4