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This resolution designates September 2025 as "National Literacy Month" to highlight the critical importance of reading skills in American society. The measure addresses alarming literacy statistics, including that 28 percent of U.S. adults (about 59 million people) perform at the lowest literacy level, and that poor reading skills disproportionately affect students of color, low-income students, and English learners. The resolution emphasizes the economic costs of illiteracy, citing that it costs taxpayers $224 billion annually and causes U.S. companies to lose nearly $40 billion each year. The designation calls on federal, state, and local governments, along with schools, libraries, nonprofits, businesses, and citizens, to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities promoting literacy. This is a symbolic resolution that creates no new funding or programs but rather encourages existing literacy efforts across the country.

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