[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 568 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 568

           Designating June 2018 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2018

  Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. 
    Risch, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Klobuchar) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           Designating June 2018 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

Whereas hundreds of millions of people 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 preliminary statistics released in 2018 by the Bureau of Economic 
        Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce show that outdoor 
        recreation contributed more than $373,700,000,000 to the economy of the 
        United States in 2016, comprising approximately 2 percent of the gross 
        domestic product;
Whereas preliminary statistics released in 2018 by the Bureau of Economic 
        Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce show that the 
        outdoor recreation economy grew 3.8 percent in 2016, while also 
        providing 4,280,000 jobs across the country;
Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with positive health outcomes 
        and better quality of life;
Whereas outdoor recreation is part of the national heritage of the United 
        States; and
Whereas June 2018 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 2018 as ``Great Outdoors Month''; and
            (2) encourages all people in the United States to recreate 
        in the great outdoors in June 2018 and year-round.
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