,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #da  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,ms4         
,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,subramanyam1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 &  
,mr4 ,b]a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ! mon? ( ,janu>y1 z ,tamil
 ,language & ,h]itage ,mon?4  ,:]eas    
,tamil is "o ( ! longe/-surviv+         
classical languages 9 ! _w1 ) a         
traceable hi/ory exce$+ #b1fjj ye>s2    
,:]eas ! rec5t ar*aeological excavations
 at ,keeladi 9 ,tamil ,nadu1 ,india1 h  
uncov]$ evid5ce ( a well-develop$ urban 
civilization dat+ back to ! #c;d c5tury 
,,bce2 ,:]eas ,tamil is an (ficial      
language 9 #c c\ntries & spok5 by ov]   
#hj1jjj1jjj p worldwide1 ) approximately
 #cfj1jjj ,tamil speak]s 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates z ( #bjbc2 ,:]eas ! ,tamil       
community celebrates ! ,pongal ,fe/ival 

ea* ye> 9 mid-,janu>y1 m>k+ ! ,tamil    
mon? ( ,?ai & celebrat+ ! h>ve/1 cattle1
 & ,tamil arts1 contribut+ to ! vibrant 
cultural div]sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas ,tamil p1 culture1 tradition1 &  
language h impact$ _m aspects ( !       
economic1 social1 & cultural hi/ory ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas e/eem$ ,tamil     
lit]>y works1 includ+ ! ,?irukkural1    
,?olkappiyam1 ,aganaanuru1 ,puranaanuru1
 ,silappatik>am1 & ,manimegalai1 embody 
endur+ values t inspire ,tamil culture &
 enri* global h]itage2 ,:]eas ^! lit]>y 
works c be read & int]pret$ by mod]n-day
 ,tamil p1 h be5 translat$ into m ?an   
#ajj languages1 & _! values rema9       
relevant to contempor>y life2 ,:]eas    
recogniz+ ,janu>y z ,tamil ,language &  
,h]itage ,mon? all[s ! p ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to celebrate ! ri* hi/ory1       
language1 & culture ( ! ,tamil p &      
enc\rages all ,am]icans to le>n ab\t !  
contributions ( ,tamil ,am]icans to !   
cultural fabric ( ! ,nation2 ,:]eas     
,/ates su* z ,mi*igan1 ,georgia1 &      

,massa*usetts h made proclamations to   
celebrate ! cultural contributions ( !  
,tamil p2 & ,:]eas ,/ates su* z ,nor?   
,c>ol9a1 ,wiscons91 ,virg9ia1 &         
,m9nesota h recogniz$ ,janu>y z ,tamil  
,h]itage ,mon?1 reflect+ ! gr[+         
appreciation ( ,tamil culture across !  
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports 
! designation ( ,tamil ,language &      
,h]itage ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes t      
,tamil ,am]icans enhance ! ri* div]sity 
( & /r5g!ns ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7    
ackn[l$ges ! significance ( ,pongal1 a  
fe/ive celebration ( h>ve/1 = ! ,tamil  
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