119-sres279

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 279 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 279

 Designating June 2025 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 16, 2025

 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. King, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. 
 Welch, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
Marshall) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
 agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

 Designating June 2025 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

Whereas hundreds of millions of individuals in the United States participate in 
 outdoor recreation annually;
Whereas Congress enacted the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 
 2016 (Public Law 114-249; 130 Stat. 999) to assess and analyze the 
 outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects 
 attributable to the outdoor recreation economy on the overall economy of 
 the United States;
Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, updated in November 2024 by 
 the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows 
 that outdoor recreation generated $1,200,000,000,000 in economic output 
 in 2023, comprising approximately 2.3 percent of the current-dollar 
 gross domestic product of the United States;
Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, from 2020 to 2023, 
 the outdoor recreation sector grew nearly 3 times faster than the 
 overall economy of the United States while also providing 5,000,000 jobs 
 across the United States;
Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152; 134 Stat. 682) 
 provides billions of dollars to spend on priority deferred maintenance 
 projects on Federal lands and waters and permanently funds the Land and 
 Water Conservation Fund;
Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with economic growth, positive 
 health outcomes, and better quality of life;
Whereas outdoor recreation activities at the Federal, State, and local levels 
 have seen a recent surge in participation;
Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small businesses that are 
 cornerstones of rural communities, and outdoor recreation is part of the 
 national heritage of the United States;
Whereas it is imperative that the United States ensures that access to outdoor 
 recreation is available to all its people for generations to come; and
Whereas June 2025 is an appropriate month to designate as ``Great Outdoors 
 Month'' to provide an opportunity to celebrate the importance of the 
 great outdoors: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) designates June 2025 as ``Great Outdoors Month''; and

    (2) encourages all individuals in the United States to 
 responsibly participate in recreation activities in the great 
 outdoors during June 2025 and year-round.
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