,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4    
,rask9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4  
,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4
 ,tlaib1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+ support =
 ! designation ( ,may #d1 #bjbe1 z a    
,national ,day ( ,reason & recogniz+ !  
c5tral importance ( reason 9 ! bett]m5t 
( humanity4  ,:]eas ! application (     
reason has be5 ! ess5tial precondition =
 humanity's extraord9>y sci5tific1      
m$ical1 te*nological1 & social progress 
s9ce be=e ! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas reason provides ! necess>y       
framework = confront+ ! crises ( today1 
includ+-- 7#a7 = cultivat+ our common   
def5se ( ! rule ( law1 ! sep>ation (    
*ur* & /ate1 /rong democratic           
in/itutions1 ju/ice1 & peace among      
nations2  7#b7 = provid+ an antidote to 
! fe> & dis9=mation t h f$ ! rise (     

au?orit>ianism 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 
= advanc+ civil lib]ties & human rights 
= all2 &  7#d7 = confront+ !            
civilizational em]g5cy ( climate *ange2 
,:]eas ,am]ica's ,f\nd]s insi/$ ^u !    
primacy ( reason & k 9 public life1 &   
draft$ ! ,con/itution to prev5t (ficial 
e/abli%m5t ( religion & to protect      
fre$om ( ?\ght1 spee*1 & inquiry 9 civil
 society2 ,:]eas ! ,e/abli%m5t ,clause &
 ! ,free ,ex]cise ,clause1 gr\nd$ 9 !   
pr9ciple ( reason1 protect ! rights ( p 
( all religi\s fai?s & ( none at all &  
ensure ! ,unit$ ,/ates rema9s a         
plurali/ic democracy capable ( )/&+     
!ocratic ?reats to secul> gov]nance2    
,:]eas ,james ,madison1 au?or ( ! ,fir/ 
,am5dm5t & f\r? ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 /at$1 ,! advancem5t & diffusion 
( k is ! only gu>dian ( true lib]ty1 &  
,k w =ev] gov]n ignorance1 & a p :o mean
 to be _! own gov]nors1 mu/ arm !mselves
 ) ! p[] k gives2 ,:]eas ,?omas ,pa9e1  
an ,am]ican ,f\nd+ ,fa!r & lum9>y       
patriot ( ! ,enlight5m5t & ,am]ican     

,revolution1 wrote t reason is ! mo/    
=midable weapon aga9/ errors ( e k9d2   
,:]eas1 today4 "s ( our ,nation's lead]s
 w\ld replace k1 facts1 & evid5ce )     
propag&a1 dis9=mation1 & sup]/ition2 &  
,:]eas ,may #d1 #bjbe1 w\ld be an       
appropriate date to designate z a       
,national ,day ( ,reason3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7  
supports ! designation ( a ,national    
,day ( ,reason2 &  7#b7 enc\rages all   
p]sons 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ?is  
day & uplift ! c5tral importance (      
reason1 critical ?\ght1 ! sci5tific     
me?od1 & free inquiry to resolv+ social 
problems & promot+ ! welf>e ( humank9d4