,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,re$ 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,cassidy1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,blunt 
,ro*e/]1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1   
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mr4 ,ju/ice1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mrs4   
,britt1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4    
,tub]ville1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,hu/$1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 &   
,ms4 ,coll9s7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,septemb] #bjbe
 z ,national ,lit]acy ,mon?4  ,:]eas    
read+ is a corn]/one = p]sonal gr[?1    
economic opportunity1 & a /rong society2
 ,:]eas rec5t assessm5ts1 su* z !       
,national ,assessm5t ( ,educational     
,progress1 report unacceptably poor     
/ud5t read+ pr(ici5cy1 highlight+ ! ne$ 
= effective lit]acy in/ruction2 ,:]eas !
 ,program = ! ,int]national ,assessm5t (
 ,adult ,compet5cies e/imates t #bh     
p]c5t or #ei1jjj1jjj adults 9 ! ,unit$  

,/ates p]=m at ! l[e/ pr(ici5cy level 9 
lit]acy2 ,:]eas educational disp>ities  
p]si/ among /ud5ts 9 v>i\s ,/ates &     
di/ricts1 p>ticul>ly impact+ /ud5ts (   
color1 ^? f l[-income backgr\nds1 &     
,engli% le>n]s2 ,:]eas citiz5s :o       
/ruggle to a*ieve read+ pr(ici5cy are   
less likely to graduate high s*ool or be
 employ$ & are m likely to be inc>c]at$2
 ,:]eas ! int]im report by ! ,national  
,read+ ,panel f\nd t ! co/ to taxpay]s (
 adult illit]acy is #bbd1jjj1jjj1jjj p] 
ye> & t ,unit$ ,/ates companies lo/     
ne>ly #dj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually because (
 illit]acy2 ,:]eas read+ pr(ici5cy is   
l9k$ to economic mobility & ov]all life 
success2 ,:]eas an int]discipl9>y body (
 rese>*1 kn[n z ! sci5ce ( read+1       
demon/rates ! effectiv5ess (            
evid5ce-bas$ read+ /rategies 9 improv+  
lit]acy outcomes2 ,:]eas access to read+
 mat]ials & robu/ cont5t k is ess5tial =
 lit]acy success1 ) disp>ities affect+  
millions ( *ildr51 p>ticul>ly ^? f      
l[-income h\seholds & communities (     

color2 ,:]eas evid5ce-bas$ read+        
/rategies include read+ in/ruction &    
int]v5tions bas$ on rigor\s sci5tific   
rese>* t h demon/rat$ effectiv5ess 9    
improv+ lit]acy developm5t & skills 9   
phonemic aw>5ess1 phonics1 flu5cy1      
vocabul>y1 & compreh5sion2 & ,:]eas !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t curr5tly inve/s 9      
lit]acy education ?r\gh programs "u !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 !  
,adult ,education & ,family ,lit]acy    
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbga et seq471 & ! 
,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices ,act 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #iaja et seq473 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates        
,septemb] #bjbe z ,national ,lit]acy    
,mon?2 &  7#b7 calls on ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 ,/ates1 localities1 s*ools1  
libr>ies1 nonpr(it organizations1       
bus9esses1 & ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
obs]ve ,national ,lit]acy ,mon? )       
appropriate programs & activities4