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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 273 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 273

           Designating June 2021 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2021

   Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. 
   Cramer, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Heinrich) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
           Designating June 2021 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

Whereas hundreds of millions of individuals 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, updated in September 2020 by 
        the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows 
        that outdoor recreation generated more than $788,000,000,000 in economic 
        output in 2019, comprising approximately 2.1 percent of the current-
        dollar gross domestic product;
Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, in 2019, the 
        outdoor recreation sector experienced faster growth in real gross 
        output, compensation, and employment than the overall economy of the 
        United States, while also providing 5,200,000 jobs across the United 
        States;
Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6; 133 Stat. 
        13) encouraged the Department of Commerce to continue its work with the 
        Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account;
Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act provides billions of dollars over the 
        next 5 years to help improve infrastructure on public lands and waters 
        and expand access to outdoor recreation for all people of the United 
        States;
Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with economic growth, positive 
        health outcomes, and better quality of life;
Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small businesses, which have been 
        heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Whereas outdoor recreation businesses are cornerstones of rural communities and 
        outdoor recreation is part of the national heritage of the United 
        States; and
Whereas June 2021 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 2021 as ``Great Outdoors Month''; and
            (2) encourages all individuals in the United States to 
        responsibly participate in recreation activities in the great 
        outdoors during June 2021 and year-round.
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