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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 149 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in |
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| 6 | 6 | | bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural |
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| 7 | 7 | | heritage through education. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY21, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ms. M |
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| 11 | 11 | | ENG(for herself, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. |
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| 12 | 12 | | T |
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| 13 | 13 | | ITUS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Committee on Oversight and Government Reform |
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| 15 | 15 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Lan- |
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| 17 | 17 | | guage Day in bringing attention to the importance of |
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| 18 | 18 | | preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through edu- |
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| 19 | 19 | | cation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul- |
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| 21 | 21 | | tural Organization (UNESCO) established International |
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| 22 | 22 | | Mother Language Day on November 17, 1999, to pro- |
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| 23 | 23 | | mote linguistic diversity and multilingualism; |
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| 24 | 24 | | Whereas the annual International Mother Language Day |
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| 25 | 25 | | celebration date, February 21, was chosen to commemo- |
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| 26 | 26 | | rate the day in 1952 in Bangladesh when students died |
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| 27 | 27 | | demonstrating for recognition of Bengali as a national |
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| 28 | 28 | | language of Pakistan; |
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| 31 | 31 | | •HRES 149 IH |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas UNESCO establishes a different theme for the an- |
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| 33 | 33 | | nual celebration of International Mother Language Day |
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| 34 | 34 | | each year, promoting various aspects of linguistic edu- |
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| 35 | 35 | | cation; |
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| 36 | 36 | | Whereas 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of International |
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| 37 | 37 | | Mother Language Day, reaffirming the importance of lin- |
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| 38 | 38 | | guistic diversity and multilingualism in fostering dignity, |
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| 39 | 39 | | peace, and understanding; |
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| 40 | 40 | | Whereas, according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s |
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| 41 | 41 | | Languages in Danger, of the over 8,000 existing lan- |
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| 42 | 42 | | guages in the world, approximately 1,181 languages are |
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| 43 | 43 | | not in use, and approximately 6,000 languages are classi- |
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| 44 | 44 | | fied as ‘‘endangered’’ with the potential to disappear |
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| 45 | 45 | | within a few generations; |
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| 46 | 46 | | Whereas the United States Census Bureau has identified over |
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| 47 | 47 | | 350 languages spoken in the United States, at least 160 |
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| 48 | 48 | | of which are distinct Native North American languages; |
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| 49 | 49 | | Whereas according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s |
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| 50 | 50 | | Languages in Danger, 280 Native North American lan- |
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| 51 | 51 | | guages were spoken in the continental United States |
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| 52 | 52 | | when the Europeans arrived and more than 115 are al- |
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| 53 | 53 | | ready extinct, with many more critically endangered; and |
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| 54 | 54 | | Whereas the United States enjoys a rich and diverse cultural |
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| 55 | 55 | | heritage and preserving existing languages is an essential |
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| 56 | 56 | | piece to preserving this heritage: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 57 | 57 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (1) supports the goals and ideals of Inter-2 |
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| 59 | 59 | | national Mother Language Day; and 3 |
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| 62 | 62 | | •HRES 149 IH |
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| 63 | 63 | | (2) encourages the people of the United States 1 |
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| 64 | 64 | | to observe International Mother Language Day with 2 |
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| 65 | 65 | | appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities. 3 |
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