119-hres526

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 526 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 526

 Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and 
 agriculture in the United States by designating June 15 through June 
 22, 2025, as ``National Pollinator Week''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 20, 2025

 Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Yakym) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 RESOLUTION

 Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and 
 agriculture in the United States by designating June 15 through June 
 22, 2025, as ``National Pollinator Week''.

Whereas pollinators like native bees, butterflies and moths, birds and bats, and 
 beetles play a vital role in agriculture throughout the United States 
 and help produce a healthy and affordable food supply while also 
 maintaining the health and diversity of ecosystems;
Whereas various native pollinator species help reproduce at least 80 percent of 
 flowering plants, making pollinators indispensable for sustaining the 
 biodiversity of natural ecosystems;
Whereas enhancing native pollinator and honey bee populations can result in 
 improved and essential pollination services for neighboring land, 
 including agriculture and wildlife ecosystems;
Whereas it is in the strong economic interest of agricultural producers and 
 consumers in the United States to help ensure healthy, sustainable, 
 pollinator populations, as pollinators add more than $18,000,000,000 in 
 revenue to crop production in the United States each year, including 
 more than 100 crops that either need or benefit from native pollinators;
Whereas pollinators also contribute to clean air and water, stable soil, and a 
 diversity of wildlife needed for healthy and productive natural 
 ecosystems;
Whereas more than \1/4\ of North American bumble bees are facing risk of 
 extinction while iconic species like the North American migratory 
 monarch butterfly and the American bumble bee have declined by 85 
 percent and 90 percent, respectively, due to dwindling habitat, disease, 
 and other threats;
Whereas the Western monarch butterfly population has significantly declined from 
 nearly 10,000,000 butterflies in the 1980s to fewer than 2,000 
 butterflies in 2020 and the population of this iconic species remains 
 perilously small and vulnerable to yearly fluctuations, prompting the 
 monarch butterfly to be proposed as threatened;
Whereas nearly 70 native pollinator species are listed by the Federal Government 
 as threatened or endangered, with the rusty patched bumble bee, the 
 Powesheik skipperling, and the Dakota skipper listed within the past 
 decade; and
Whereas declines in the health and population of native pollinators potentially 
 pose a substantial threat to global food webs, ecological diversity, and 
 human health: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) expresses support for the designation of ``National 
 Pollinator Week'';

    (2) acknowledges the significance that all types of 
 pollinators play in sustaining agriculture, promoting 
 biodiversity, and maintaining the overall health of natural 
 ecosystems;

    (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
 National Pollinator Week with appropriate ceremonies and 
 conservation and educational activities; and

    (4) intends to--
        (A) continue working to conserve native pollinator 
 species and their various habitats; and
        (B) work to improve the overall understanding of 
 the importance of native pollinators.
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