IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1380 
Supporting the designation of July 20, 2024 as ‘‘National Moon Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2024 
Ms. SALINAS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of July 20, 2024 as ‘‘National 
Moon Day’’. 
Whereas, on July 20, 1969, Michael Collins orbited the Moon 
while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar 
Module Eagle on the Moon, making the Apollo 11 mis-
sion the first crewed lunar landing in human history; 
Whereas the first crewed lunar landing marked a turning 
point in human history; 
Whereas the first crewed lunar landing inspired a generation 
of children in the United States to pursue careers in 
science, 
technology, 
engineering, 
and 
mathematics 
(‘‘STEM’’) fields; 
Whereas the Apollo missions and subsequent space activities, 
including research and development aboard the Inter-
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national Space Station, have yielded technological ad-
vancements benefitting all of society; 
Whereas science aboard the international space station con-
tinues to provide societal benefits, including by providing 
a unique microgravity environment for studies seeking to 
better understand disease and improve human health; 
Whereas the Apollo missions continue to drive scientific in-
quiry today, including through the Apollo Next-Genera-
tion Sample Analysis program, which allows researchers 
to examine lunar samples with cutting edge scientific in-
strumentation; 
Whereas, on December 11, 2017, President Donald Trump 
issued a presidential memorandum known as ‘‘Space Pol-
icy Directive-1’’ calling for the United States to lead the 
return of humans to the Moon for long-term exploration 
and utilization; 
Whereas, on August 9 2022, President Joe Biden signed the 
CHIPS and Science Act, which included the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act 
of 2022, authorizing the Artemis missions to return the 
United States to the Moon under the Moon to Mars Pro-
gram, including with the first woman and person of color; 
Whereas the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(‘‘NASA’’), along with its commercial and international 
partners, is pursuing the Artemis campaign to return hu-
mans to the Moon and one day send humans to Mars; 
Whereas NASA’s space exploration programs have helped 
spur a $211.6 billion commercial space economy in the 
United States supporting 360,000 private sector jobs; 
Whereas the United States leadership in space, exemplified 
by the role of the Apollo 11 lunar landing in the culmina-
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tion of the space race, is critical to the United States na-
tional security and economic competitiveness and must be 
sustained; 
Whereas human space exploration, including the return of 
humans to the Moon, provides opportunities for scientific 
and technological breakthroughs that will contribute to 
the economy of the future, improve human health, and 
provide benefits to society; and 
Whereas, on December 9, 2021, the General Assembly of the 
United Nations adopted resolution 76/76 on ‘‘inter-
national cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space’’ 
designating July 20 as ‘‘International Moon Day’’: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Moon 
Day’’; and 
(2) encourages people in the United States to 
mark National Moon Day by— 
(A) celebrating NASA’s human spaceflight 
program astronauts who served on the Mercury, 
Gemini, and Apollo missions and all those who 
served to make those missions possible, paving 
the way for all human space activity; 
(B) honoring the fallen astronauts who 
made the ultimate sacrifice during the pursuit 
of human space exploration; 
(C) honoring the workers and craftspeople 
on Earth who study, design, fabricate, and con-
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struct the technologies that allow human space 
exploration; 
(D) educating their friends, neighbors, and 
elected representatives about the value of 
human space exploration to the economy, soci-
ety, and human health; 
(E) inspiring young people to pursue ca-
reers in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics fields; and 
(F) celebrating the United States contin-
ued leadership in space and return to the Moon 
through the Artemis missions and the Moon to 
Mars Program. 
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