[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 338 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 338

    Designating November 14, 2009, as ``National Reading Education 
                         Assistance Dogs Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 5, 2009

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Cochran, and 
 Mr. Risch) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Designating November 14, 2009, as ``National Reading Education 
                         Assistance Dogs Day''.

Whereas reading provides children with an essential foundation for all future 
        learning;
Whereas the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) program was founded in 
        November of 1999 to improve the literacy skills of children through the 
        mentoring assistance of trained, registered, and insured pet partner 
        reading volunteer teams;
Whereas children who participate in the R.E.A.D. program make significant 
        improvements in fluency, comprehension, confidence, and many additional 
        academic and social dimensions;
Whereas the R.E.A.D. program now has an active presence in 49 States, 3 
        provinces in Canada, Europe, Asia, and beyond with more than 2,400 
        trained and registered volunteer teams participating and influencing 
        thousands of children in classrooms and libraries across the Nation;
Whereas the program has received awards and recognition from distinguished 
        entities including the International Reading Association, the Delta 
        Society, the Latham Foundation, the American Library Association, and 
        PBS Television; and
Whereas the program has garnered enthusiastic coverage from national media, 
        including major television networks NBC, CBS, and ABC, as well as 
        international television and print coverage: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the 
R.E.A.D. program, designates November 14, 2009, as ``National Reading 
Education Assistance Dogs Day''.
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