[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 239--DESIGNATING JUNE 2019 AS ``GREAT OUTDOORS 
                                MONTH''

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

                              S. Res. 239

       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 the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account released 
     in September 2018 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the 
     United States Department of Commerce shows that outdoor 
     recreation contributed more than $412,000,000,000 of current-
     dollar gross domestic product to the economy of the United 
     States in 2016, comprising approximately 2.2 percent of the 
     current-dollar gross domestic product;
       Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that 
     the outdoor recreation sector experienced faster growth in 
     real gross output, compensation, and employment than the 
     overall economy in 2016, while also providing 4,546,000 jobs 
     across the country;
       Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (Public 
     Law 116-6) encouraged the Department of Commerce to continue 
     its work with the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account;
       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 2019 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 2019 as ``Great Outdoors Month''; and
       (2) encourages all people in the United States to recreate 
     in the great outdoors in June 2019 and year-round.

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