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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 227 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 227

Recognizing ``National Youth Sports Week'' and the efforts by parents, 
  volunteers, and national organizations in their efforts to promote 
                 healthy living and youth development.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 20, 2017

Mrs. Capito (for herself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Udall, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
 Moran) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing ``National Youth Sports Week'' and the efforts by parents, 
  volunteers, and national organizations in their efforts to promote 
                 healthy living and youth development.

Whereas July 16 through 22 is ``National Youth Sports Week'', a celebration of 
        youth sports participation and all of the benefits youth derive from 
        engagement in sports;
Whereas a primary goal in youth sports is to encourage active participation by 
        all youth in healthy physical activities according to their age, 
        interests, and abilities;
Whereas the relationship between sports skills and life skills provide young 
        athletes with fundamental values, compassion, and the good ethics needed 
        to succeed both on and off the playing field;
Whereas, in 2008, the National Council of Youth Sports (``NCYS'') reported that 
        there are more than 60,000,000 registered participants in organized 
        amateur youth sports programs;
Whereas youth sports offer a multitude of positive benefits to participants that 
        extend far beyond the playing field, including--

    (1) improved academic performance, such as increased school attendance, 
lower dropout rates, higher high school graduation rates, and higher grade 
point averages;

    (2) increased health and positive physical behaviors, such as improved 
health factors, and prevention of obesity, chronic diseases, and other 
health problems;

    (3) social well-being, such as character development, and exposure to 
positive role models; and

    (4) improved psychological health, such as decreased likelihood of 
substance abuse, reduced instances of behavioral misconduct, and high self-
esteem; and

Whereas National Youth Sports Week highlights the efforts made toward--

    (1) promoting physical activity in all segments of the community;

    (2) living healthy;

    (3) making access to physical activities easier by removing barriers to 
creating youth development activities;

    (4) encouraging youth development activities and outcomes; and

    (5) improving the safety of participating in physical activities: Now, 
therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the millions of youth 
throughout the United States who benefit from youth sports, and the 
parents, volunteers, and local and national organizations, such as the 
National Council of Youth Sports, that make youth sports in the United 
States possible.
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