[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 421 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 421

Recognizing the International Year of the Salmon in 2019 as a framework 
of collaboration across the Northern Hemisphere to sustain and recover 
    salmon stocks through research, partnerships, and public action.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2019

  Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Huffman) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                               and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the International Year of the Salmon in 2019 as a framework 
of collaboration across the Northern Hemisphere to sustain and recover 
    salmon stocks through research, partnerships, and public action.

Whereas salmon are a vital resource, providing communities with cultural and 
        social value, food security, and economic opportunity;
Whereas salmon are critically important to marine and aquatic ecosystems and 
        indicators of the health of rivers and oceans that people, fish, and 
        wildlife depend on;
Whereas salmon are vulnerable to impacts from human interference, including 
        development pressures and climate change;
Whereas drawing on science, indigenous knowledge, and the experience of fishers, 
        policymakers, resource managers, and others is essential to conserve 
        salmon;
Whereas people can learn about the value of salmon and support salmon 
        conservation; and
Whereas salmon migrations span national boundaries, and collaborating and 
        sharing knowledge across borders is critical to sustaining salmon 
        stocks: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 
International Year of the Salmon, a unique, hemispheric-level 
collaboration bringing people together in order to ensure that healthy 
wild salmon populations persist into the future.
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