[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 741 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 741

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                       October 6, 2009.
Whereas Jumpstart, a national early education organization, is working to ensure 
        that all children in the United States enter school prepared to succeed;
Whereas year-round, Jumpstart recruits and trains college students and community 
        volunteers to work with preschool children in low-income communities, 
        helping them to develop the language, literacy, and social skills they 
        need to succeed in school and in life;
Whereas since 1993, Jumpstart has engaged nearly 21,000 adults to serve almost 
        80,000 young children in communities across the Nation;
Whereas Jumpstart's Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the 
        Pearson Foundation, is an annual campaign, now in its fourth year, that 
        brings national attention to the crisis in early education by organizing 
        the world's largest shared reading experience;
Whereas the goals of the campaign are to raise national awareness about the 
        importance of early education by engaging 1,000,000 children reading the 
        same book on the same day, provide books to children in low-income 
        households through donations and book purchases and sponsorship, and 
        prepare students for school success;
Whereas Jumpstart hopes to engage more than 1,000,000 children to read ``The 
        Very Hungry Caterpillar'' in this record-breaking celebration of 
        reading, service, and fun, all in support of the Nation's preschoolers; 
        and
Whereas October 8, 2009, would be an appropriate date to designate as national 
        Jumpstart's ``Read for the Record Day'' because it is the date Jumpstart 
        aims to set a new world record for the world's largest shared reading 
        experience on the same day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of ``Read for the Record Day'';
            (2) commends Jumpstart's Read for the Record in its fourth year; and
            (3) encourages adults, including grandparents, parents, teachers, 
        and college students to come together with children of all ages to 
        create the world's largest shared reading experience to show their 
        support for early literacy and Jumpstart's year-long program working 
        with preschool children in low-income communities.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.