IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 417 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2017 Mr. Ross submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of civic education and civic involvement programs in the elementary and secondary schools of the United States.

Whereas civic education, democratic engagement, governmental and constitutional knowledge, and social service in the United States are on the decline; Whereas in past decades, civic education was a prominent component of the curriculum in our Nation’s schools; and Whereas the advancement of civic education, democratic engagement, governmental and constitutional knowledge, and social service are essential for the future health and welfare of the United States: Now, therefore, be it