Title: A resolution designating June 2022 as "Great Outdoors Month".
Policy area: Sports and Recreation

Summary:
This resolution designates June 2022 as Great Outdoors Month.
The resolution encourages all individuals in the United States to responsibly participate in recreation activities in the great outdoors.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 654 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 654

           Designating June 2022 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2022

   Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. King, Mr. 
 Rounds, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Padilla, 
  Mr. Booker, and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted the following resolution; 
                   which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           Designating June 2022 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 November 2021 by 
        the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows 
        that outdoor recreation generated more than $374,300,000,000 in economic 
        output in 2020, comprising approximately 1.8 percent of the current-
        dollar gross domestic product;
Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, in 2020, the 
        outdoor recreation sector provided 4,300,000 jobs across the United 
        States;
Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152; 134 Stat. 682) 
        provides approximately $2,000,000,000 per year to help eliminate the 
        maintenance backlog on public lands and waters and fully funds the Land 
        and Water Conservation Fund;
Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with economic growth, positive 
        health outcomes, and better quality of life;
Whereas outdoor recreation activities at the Federal, State, and local levels 
        have seen a recent surge in participation;
Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small businesses that were 
        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;
Whereas it is imperative that the United States ensure that access to outdoor 
        recreation is inclusive, equitable, and available to all its people for 
        generations to come; and
Whereas June 2022 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 2022 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 2022 and year-round.
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