[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 239 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 239

           Designating June 2019 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 2019

  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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           Designating June 2019 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 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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