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This Resolution urges the members of the United States House of Representatives to pass H.R. 4455, known as the Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2014, in response to the significant and rising costs of college textbooks, which have outpaced inflation and strained household incomes. The resolution highlights that open source educational materials, particularly in high-demand subjects like math, physics, and chemistry, could reduce these costs and improve access to education. It suggests that federal agencies and national laboratories could contribute to creating these materials, and proposes a federal role in overseeing the development and maintenance of these textbooks to ensure quality, accuracy, and respect for intellectual property.