IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 802 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2018 
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, 
and Technology, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of World Water Day. 
Whereas the global celebration of World Water Day is an ini-
tiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Con-
ference on Environment and Development in Rio de Ja-
neiro; 
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly, via resolu-
tion, designated March 22 of each year as World Water 
Day; 
Whereas although water resources are renewable, differences 
in availability of water resources exist due to variations 
in seasonal and annual precipitation in different parts of 
the world; 
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•HRES 802 IH 
Whereas although water is the most widely occurring sub-
stance on Earth, only 2.5 percent of all water is fresh-
water, with a large portion trapped in glaciers and ice 
caps, and the remainder is salt water; 
Whereas freshwater resources are further reduced by various 
forms of industrial, chemical, human, and agricultural 
pollution; 
Whereas the drainage of wetlands for agriculture and the dis-
sipation of water sources by land clearance lead to fur-
ther exacerbation of water scarcity; 
Whereas according to the United Nations, by the middle of 
this century, global water demand could rise by 30 per-
cent and as many as three billion people could be water- 
scarce; 
Whereas the poor are the most affected by water scarcity, 
with two billion people lacking safe drinking water at 
home; 
Whereas water-related diseases are among the most common 
causes of illness and death, afflicting primarily the poor 
in developing countries; 
Whereas initiatives that promote access to safe drinking 
water and sanitation that prevents contaminants from in-
filtrating fresh drinking water supplies are vital tools in 
raising the awareness of the importance of freshwater to 
the quality of life; and 
Whereas freshwater is vital to the development, sustainability, 
and progression of all humanity: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of World 
Water Day; 
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•HRES 802 IH 
(2) recognizes the importance of conserving and 
managing water resources for sustainable develop-
ment, including environmental integrity and the 
eradication of poverty and hunger, and human 
health and overall quality of life in the United States 
and across the globe; 
(3) recognizes the contributions of fundamental 
science and engineering research, funded by the Na-
tional Science Foundation (NSF), the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of 
Energy, the United States Geological Survey 
(USGS), the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration (NASA), the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration (NOAA), and others, to 
understanding and improving water systems and 
their interconnections with food and energy; 
(4) encourages public participation in water re-
search through citizen science and crowdsourcing; 
and 
(5) encourages the people of the United States 
to observe World Water Day with appropriate rec-
ognition, ceremonies, activities, and programs to 
demonstrate the importance of water and water con-
servation to humanity. 
Æ 
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