118 HRES 781 IH: Expressing support for the designation of October 12, 2023, as “National Loggers Day”. U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 781IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 12, 2023Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Guest, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Rosendale, and Mr. Bentz) submitted the following resolutionOctober 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and AccountabilityRESOLUTIONExpressing support for the designation of October 12, 2023, 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

That the House of Representatives— (1)expresses support for the designation of National Loggers Day; and (2)encourages the President to officially designate National Loggers Day.