Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 362 Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 5, 2023 Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- vania, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHN- SON of Georgia, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. PORTER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. BALINT, Mr. CASE, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. SOTO, and Ms. CHU) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Recognizing the roles and contributions of elementary and secondary school teachers in building and enhancing the civic, cultural, and economic well-being of the United States. Whereas education and knowledge are the foundation of the current and future strength of the United States; Whereas teachers and other education staff have earned and deserve the respect of their students and communities for VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR362.IH HR362 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HRES 362 IH their selfless dedication to community service and the fu- tures of the children of the United States; Whereas the purposes of National Teacher Appreciation Week, celebrated from May 8, 2023, through May 12, 2023, are— (1) to raise public awareness of the unquantifiable contributions of teachers; and (2) to promote greater respect and understanding for the teaching profession; and Whereas students, schools, communities, and a number of or- ganizations representing educators are recognizing the importance of teachers during National Teacher Appre- ciation Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) thanks elementary and secondary school 2 teachers; and 3 (2) promotes the profession of teaching and the 4 contributions of educators by encouraging students, 5 parents, school administrators, and public officials to 6 recognize National Teacher Appreciation Week. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 May 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR362.IH HR362 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB