119-hres425

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 425 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 425

 Expressing support for designation of May 16, 2025, as the ``National 
 Day of Light''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 17, 2025

 Mr. Morelle (for himself and Mr. Mast) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
 Technology

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for designation of May 16, 2025, as the ``National 
 Day of Light''.

Whereas the National Day of Light is aimed at raising awareness of the vital 
 role of light in our daily lives and its importance to 21st-century 
 technology and innovation;
Whereas for centuries, light-based technologies have provided solutions to 
 worldwide challenges in energy, agriculture, manufacturing, 
 telecommunications, national security, and health;
Whereas optics and photonics is the study of the fundamental properties of light 
 and harnessing them for practical applications;
Whereas light has revolutionized medicine through technologies such as x-ray 
 imaging, laser surgery, and cancer treatments;
Whereas light has transformed communication via the internet, a tool we cannot 
 imagine living without today;
Whereas light has helped us improve transportation safety with sensors in 
 vehicles and advanced infrastructure monitoring;
Whereas light has greatly enhanced the ability of the United States to gather 
 intelligence, defend the Nation, and protect its troops in the field;
Whereas most of what we have observed in the universe is known only through 
 light-based technologies, first from the visible wavelengths observed by 
 Galileo into x-ray, infrared, and radio waves, and even gravitational 
 waves detected by lasers;
Whereas advanced manufacturing is possible due to light-based technologies that 
 can provide custom, precise, and high-added value through means such as 
 additive manufacturing;
Whereas quantum computing, sensing, and communication systems are largely 
 enabled by light-based technologies;
Whereas through the National Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368), the 
 United States is accelerating our investment in quantum information 
 science and the development of commercially available quantum-based 
 technologies, thereby facilitating growth in the economy of the United 
 States and protecting our national security;
Whereas 2025 is the 40-year anniversary of the invention of chirped pulse 
 amplification, a technique used to amplify ultrashort laser pulses that 
 was recognized with the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics and has become the 
 basis of all modern high-power lasers, enabling revolutionary 
 applications of ultraintense light including LASIK laser eye surgery, 
 cancer treatment, commercial laser materials processing, fundamental 
 physics research, and ultrafast imaging including attosecond science; 
 and
Whereas May 16 is already recognized internationally as the Day of Light: Now, 
 therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of a ``National Day of 
 Light'';

    (2) recognizes the continuing importance of the United 
 States as the world leader in light-based science and 
 technologies;

    (3) recognizes the importance of inspiring the next 
 generation of scientists, researchers, innovators, technicians, 
 and entrepreneurs; and

    (4) encourages schools, community colleges, and 
 universities to observe the day with appropriate activities.
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