,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #gab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjba,mr4 
,sablan 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51    
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,san         
,nicolas1 & ,ms4 ,plaskett7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ,labor1 & 9  
addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se       
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ support
 = ! recognition ( ! fir/ ,?ursday (    
,octob] z ,u4,s4 ,t]ritories ,day4      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories (     
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,pu]to   
,rico1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s are ( integral 
importance to ! fabric ( our ,nation2   
,:]eas ,*amorro1 ,refalwas*1 ,samoan1   
,ta9o1 ,lat9o1 ,afro-,c>ibbean1 & o!r   
cultures exi/ )9 ! t]ritories2 ,:]eas   
,am]icans liv+ 9 ! t]ritories s]ve 9 !  

milit>y at an exceptionally high rate   
relative to o!r ,/ates2 ,:]eas !        
t]ritories are ( vital /rategic         
importance to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas _m
 ,am]icans liv+ 9 ! #ej ,/ates are      
unaw>e ( ! exi/5ce ( ! t]ritories2      
,:]eas _m maps ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates d n    
depict ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories2      
,:]eas complete civic education is      
necess>y = ! ongo+ /ew>d%ip & def5se (  
our democracy2 & ,:]eas ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives recognizes ! fir/       
,?ursday ( ea* ,octob] z ,u4,s4         
,t]ritories ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 expresses
 support = ! recognition ( ,u4,s4       
,t]ritories ,day2  7#b7 enc\rages       
educators across ! c\ntry to set aside  
"t on ?is day to tea* /ud5ts ab\t !     
,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories2  7#c7 fur!r   
enc\rages-- 7,a7 ! ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to issue a reciprocal            
,presid5tial proclamation to ?is        
resolution2 &  7,b7 ! ,s5ate to affirm a
 resolution reciprocal to ?is           

resolution2 &  7#d7 reque/s t !         
,smi?sonian ,in/itution make educational
 mat]ials publicly available = educators
 :i* include-- 7,a7 maps ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates t depict ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
t]ritories alongside ! #ej ,/ates2  7,b7
 mat]ials to tea* ! hi/ory ( cultural   
gr\ps ti$ to ! t]ritories2  7,c7        
mat]ials t highlight ! contributions to 
,am]ica made by ! p ( ! t]ritories2     
7,d7 mat]ials t tell ! /ory ( !         
sacrifices made by memb]s ( our ,arm$   
,=ces :o hail f ! t]ritories2 &  7,e7   
mat]ials t are appropriate = a v>iety ( 
grade levels4