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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 363 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 9 through May |
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| 6 | 6 | | 18, 2025, as ‘‘National American Birding Week’’. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL30, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Ms. K |
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| 10 | 10 | | APTUR(for herself, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. DINGELL, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) |
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| 11 | 11 | | submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee |
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| 12 | 12 | | on Natural Resources |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Expressing support for the designation of the week of May |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 through May 18, 2025, as ‘‘National American Birding |
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| 16 | 16 | | Week’’. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Whereas approximately 3,500,000,000 songbirds, raptors, |
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| 18 | 18 | | shore birds, and waterfowl representing over 350 species |
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| 19 | 19 | | migrate north through the United States to breeding |
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| 20 | 20 | | grounds every spring from wintering grounds in the |
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| 21 | 21 | | southern United States, Mexico, and the tropics; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas populations of many migratory bird species are in |
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| 23 | 23 | | decline due to habitat loss, predation, and collisions with |
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| 24 | 24 | | buildings, utility infrastructure, and vehicles; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas an estimated 96,000,000 American birders spend al- |
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| 26 | 26 | | most $107,000,000,000 annually on birdwatching activi- |
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| 30 | 30 | | ties, creating 1,400,000 jobs and billions in employment |
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| 31 | 31 | | income and Federal and State tax revenue; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas annual birding events, such as the ‘‘Biggest Week |
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| 33 | 33 | | in American Birding’’, sponsored by the Black Swamp |
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| 34 | 34 | | Bird Observatory in Oak Harbor, Ohio, in collaboration |
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| 35 | 35 | | with the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, the Magee |
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| 36 | 36 | | Marsh State Wildlife Area, and a coalition of public, non- |
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| 37 | 37 | | profit, and private partners, leverage government, non- |
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| 38 | 38 | | profit, and private resources to promote conservation of |
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| 39 | 39 | | migratory bird populations and economic development |
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| 40 | 40 | | through a multifaceted approach that combines research, |
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| 41 | 41 | | education, and outreach: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | American Birding Week’’; 3 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) recognizes that birding is a pastime that 4 |
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| 46 | 46 | | generates billions in economic benefits annually; 5 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (3) understands that migratory bird populations 6 |
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| 48 | 48 | | face an array of natural and human-caused threats 7 |
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| 49 | 49 | | to their survival; 8 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (4) applauds coordinated efforts by Federal, 9 |
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| 51 | 51 | | State, and local governments, conservation organiza-10 |
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| 52 | 52 | | tions, and businesses to promote conservation of mi-11 |
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| 53 | 53 | | gratory birds and economic development through 12 |
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| 54 | 54 | | birding; and 13 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (5) encourages birders and the public at large 14 |
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| 56 | 56 | | to attend events such as the ‘‘Biggest Week in 15 |
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| 57 | 57 | | American Birding’’ to learn about bird migration 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | and to support efforts by governments, conservation 1 |
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| 62 | 62 | | organizations, and businesses to preserve migratory 2 |
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| 63 | 63 | | bird populations. 3 |
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