IV 119THCONGRESS 1 STSESSION H. RES. 63 Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY23, 2025 Mr. M OOLENAAR(for himself, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. B EANof Florida, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. S TRONG, Mr. ISSA, Mr. MOOREof West Virginia, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. C AMMACK, Mr. BERGMAN, Ms. MACE, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. MILLER- M EEKS, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. KELLYof Pennsylvania, Mr. W ILSONof South Carolina, Mr. MOOREof North Carolina, Mr. B URLISON, Mr. DUNNof Florida, Mr. GREENof Tennessee, Mr. BAR- RETT, Mr. SCOTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. J AMES, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. MILLS, and Mr. MCGUIRE) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of the week of Janu- ary 26 through February 1, 2025, as ‘‘National School Choice Week’’. Whereas providing a diversity of choices in K–12 education empowers parents to select education environments that meet the individual needs and strengths of their children; Whereas high-quality K–12 education environments of all va- rieties are available in the United States, including tradi- tional public schools, public charter schools, public mag- VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jan 24, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR63.IH HR63 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 63 IH net schools, private schools, online academies, and home schooling; Whereas talented teachers and school leaders in each of the education environments prepare children to achieve their dreams; Whereas more families than ever before in the United States actively choose the best education for their children; Whereas more public awareness of the issue of parental choice in education can inform additional families of the benefits of proactively choosing challenging, motivating, and effective education environments for their children; Whereas the process by which parents choose schools for their children is nonpolitical, nonpartisan, and deserves the utmost respect; and Whereas tens of thousands of events are planned to celebrate the benefits of educational choice during the 14th annual National School Choice Week, held the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 2 School Choice Week’’; 3 (2) congratulates students, parents, teachers, 4 and school leaders from K–12 education environ-5 ments of all varieties for their persistence, achieve-6 ments, dedication, and contributions to society in the 7 United States; 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jan 24, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR63.IH HR63 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 63 IH (3) encourages all parents, during National 1 School Choice Week, to learn more about the edu-2 cation options available to them; and 3 (4) encourages the people of the United States 4 to hold appropriate programs, events, and activities 5 during National School Choice Week to raise public 6 awareness of the benefits of opportunity in edu-7 cation. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:10 Jan 24, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR63.IH HR63 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS