,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjba,ms4 ,duckwor? 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,moran7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! support ( ! ,s5ate = !      
contributions & a*ievem5ts ( /ud5t p>5ts
 & recogniz+ ,septemb] #bjba z ,national
 ,/ud5t ,p>5t ,mon?4  ,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts
 are individuals ) *ildr5 :o att5d      
po/second>y educational in/itutions2    
,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts make up r\ghly a     
qu>t] ( ! /ud5t population1 total+ ne>ly
 #d1jjj1jjj individuals2 ,:]eas #gj     
p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts are wom5 & #dc p]c5t
 ( /ud5t p>5ts are s+le mo!rs1 ) ne>ly  
half ( su* /ud5t p>5ts be+ fir/-g5]ation
 college /ud5ts2 ,:]eas #ea p]c5t (     
/ud5t p>5ts are /ud5ts ( color2 ,:]eas  
#dg p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts are             
milit>y-connect$ /ud5ts2 ,:]eas ne>ly   
#b_/c ( /ud5t p>5ts h incomes at1 bel[1 
or ne> ! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e2 ,:]eas #db  
p]c5t ( /ud5t p>5ts att5d community     

colleges & #cj p]c5t att5d public or    
private nonpr(it #d-ye> in/itutions (   
high] education2 ,:]eas #a 9 #c college 
/ud5ts enroll$ 9 a heal? c>e program is 
a /ud5t p>5t2 ,:]eas1 prior to !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 #ec p]c5t ( /ud5t   
p>5ts report$ food insecurity & #fh     
p]c5t report$ h\s+ insecurity2 ,:]eas ! 
,,covid-#ai p&emic has plac$ additional 
burd5s on /ud5t p>5ts1 includ+ ! closure
 ( *ild c>e c5t]s1 ! delay or           
cancellation ( college plans1 & increas$
 workloads = ! #fd p]c5t ( employ$ /ud5t
 p>5ts :o are ess5tial work]s2 ,:]eas1  
on av]age1 /ud5t p>5ts h high] grade    
po9t av]ages ?an _! non-p>5t+ pe]s1 b   
/ud5t p>5ts are #aj times less likely to
 complete a ba*elor's degree )9 #e ye>s 
?an /ud5ts )\t *ildr52 ,:]eas a         
l[-income /ud5t p>5t :o e>ns a degree or
 cr$5tial boo/s _! income1 & ! e>n+     
pot5tial ( _! *ildr5 :5 !y become       
adults1 by #ag p]c5t2 ,:]eas /ud5t p>5ts
 are uniquely motivat$ to excel 9 _!    
c\rse ( /udy :ile (t5 fac+ *all5ges1    

includ+ lack ( af=dable *ild c>e &      
balanc+ "w responsibilities :ile att5d+ 
po/second>y education3 ,n[1 !re=e be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support = !
 contributions & a*ievem5ts ( /ud5t     
p>5ts 9 seek+ & complet+ a po/second>y  
education2 &  7#b7 designates ,septemb] 
#bjba z ,national ,/ud5t ,p>5t ,mon?4