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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 157 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Designating April 2025 as ‘‘National Native Plant Month’’. |
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| 6 | 6 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 7 | 7 | | APRIL5 (legislative day, APRIL4), 2025 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mrs. H |
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| 9 | 9 | | YDE-SMITH(for herself, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. COTTON, Mr. |
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| 10 | 10 | | H |
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| 11 | 11 | | EINRICH, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. HUSTED) submitted the following reso- |
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| 12 | 12 | | lution; which was considered and agreed to |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Designating April 2025 as ‘‘National Native Plant Month’’. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Whereas native plants are indigenous species that have |
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| 16 | 16 | | evolved alongside native wildlife and occur naturally in a |
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| 17 | 17 | | particular geographic region, ecosystem, and habitat; |
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| 18 | 18 | | Whereas there are more than 17,000 native plant species in |
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| 19 | 19 | | the United States, which include large shade trees, un- |
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| 20 | 20 | | derstory trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, grasses, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | wildflowers; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas native plants are essential for healthy, diverse, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | sustainable ecosystems and are critical for cleaning air, |
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| 24 | 24 | | filtering water, and stabilizing soils; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas native plants are well-adapted to specific soils, tem- |
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| 26 | 26 | | peratures, precipitation, and environmental conditions, |
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| 27 | 27 | | making them the best option for conserving and pro- |
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| 30 | 30 | | •SRES 157 ATS |
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| 31 | 31 | | tecting the environment and adapting to environmental |
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| 32 | 32 | | changes; |
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| 33 | 33 | | Whereas native plants provide shelter as well as nectar, pol- |
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| 34 | 34 | | len, seeds, and foliage that serve as food for native but- |
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| 35 | 35 | | terflies, caterpillars, birds, bees, and other wildlife in |
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| 36 | 36 | | ways that non-native plants cannot; |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas more than 200 of the native plant species in the |
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| 38 | 38 | | United States are estimated to have been lost since the |
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| 39 | 39 | | early 19th century; |
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| 40 | 40 | | Whereas habitat loss and degradation, extreme weather |
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| 41 | 41 | | events, and invasive species have contributed to the de- |
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| 42 | 42 | | cline of native plants in the United States; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | Whereas native plants are essential components of resilient |
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| 44 | 44 | | ecosystems and the natural heritage of the United States: |
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| 45 | 45 | | Now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 47 | 47 | | (1) designates April 2025 as ‘‘National Native 2 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Plant Month’’; and 3 |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) recognizes the benefits of native plants to 4 |
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| 50 | 50 | | the environment and economy of the United States. 5 |
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