,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #igg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,letl[ 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mrs4          
,mc,clain1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,ezell1   
,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mrs4 ,*avez-,de,remer1  
,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,mill] ( ,ohio1 ,mrs4  
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4
 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4
 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,adams1 
,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4   
,s*ri]1 & ,mr4 ,case7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance & 
contributions ( ,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$
 ,tea*]s4  ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d       
,c]tification signifies pr(essional     
tea*+ excell5ce bas$ on rigor\s /&>ds   
develop$ by tea*]s = tea*]s to          
demon/rate _! ability to advance /ud5t  
le>n+ & a*ievem5t2 ,:]eas rese>* %[s t  
/ud5ts taught by ,national ,bo>d        

,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s le>n m ?an _! pe]s1    
especially = l[-income /ud5ts2 ,:]eas   
access to j "o ,bo>d-c]tifi$ ma!matics  
tea*] increases a /ud5t's lifetime e>n+s
 by #dh1jjj2 ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d     
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s play a critical role 9 
address+ ! le>n+ loss incurr$ dur+ !    
,,covid-#ai p&emic by accel]at+ /ud5t   
le>n+ by #a to #b mon?s ( in/ruction p] 
s*ool ye>2 ,:]eas ,national ,bo>d       
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s (t5 amplify _! exp]tise
 positively by s]v+ 9 lead]%ip roles z  
tea*] m5tors1 pr9cipals1 adm9i/rators1 &
 di/rict lead]s2 ,:]eas analyses %[ t   
,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s are m  
likely to /ay 9 ! pr(ession1 lead+ to   
improv$ tea*] ret5tion rates t are      
critical to mitigat+ /aff+ %ortages2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t] on ,great    
,tea*]s & ,lead]s1 ,national ,bo>d      
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s rank ,bo>d             
,c]tification z _! mo/ important ongo+  
=mal education1 above graduate-level    
c\rsework & o!r tra9+ programs2 ,:]eas  
#bi ,/ates provide sal>y inc5tives =    

,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s1       
includ+ #ac ,/ates prioritiz+ inc5tives 
9 high-ne$s s*ools2 ,:]eas #dd p]c5t (  
,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s s]ve   
/ud5ts 9 ,title ,i s*ools2 ,:]eas1 9    
#bjbc1 #c1ega tea*]s e>n$ _! ,national  
,bo>d ,c]tification = ! fir/ "t1 &      
#f1fig successfully ma9ta9$ _!          
c]tification1 b5efitt+ ?\s&s ( /ud5ts   
across ! c\ntry2 & ,:]eas !re are n[ a  
total ( #acg1jae tea*]s :o h a*iev$     
,national ,bo>d ,c]tification3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,bo>d ,c]tifi$  
,tea*] ,week2  7#b7 recognizes !        
importance & contributions ( ,national  
,bo>d ,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s to /ud5t le>n+ & 
a*ievem5t2 &  7#c7 enc\rages educators1 
adm9i/rators1 s*ool di/ricts1 & ,/ates  
to promote ! gr[? ( new ,national ,bo>d 
,c]tifi$ ,tea*]s & provide c&idates ) ! 
necess>y inc5tives & support4