[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 789 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 789

       Designating October 12, 2022, as ``National Loggers Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2022

 Mr. Durbin for (Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
Cassidy, Mr. King, and Mr. Daines)) submitted the following resolution; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating October 12, 2022, as ``National Loggers Day''.

Whereas the logging industry has served as an economic driver and cultural 
        tradition in the United States for centuries;
Whereas the logging industry creates rural jobs and provides revenue for local 
        and State governments and National Forests;
Whereas loggers provide renewable material for products used by people in the 
        United States every day;
Whereas loggers are the first link in the $300,000,000,000 domestic forest 
        products supply chain;
Whereas loggers are the means by which healthy forest management plans are 
        accomplished;
Whereas logging provides for healthy forests that maintain vital animal 
        habitats;
Whereas logging provides for healthy forests which--

    (1) protect watersheds;

    (2) sequester carbon;

    (3) provide public recreational opportunities; and

    (4) reduce loss of life and property from wildfires; and

Whereas logging provides for healthy forests through regeneration, including 
        planting 2,500,000,000 trees annually: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates October 12, 2022, as ``National Loggers 
        Day''; and
            (2) encourages the President to officially designate 
        October 12th as ``National Loggers Day''.
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