A resolution designating October 12, 2022, as "National Loggers Day".

Bill: 117-sres-789
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2022-09-21
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution designates October 12, 2022, as National Loggers Day. </p>

tv_txt: III 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 789 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2022 Mr. Durbin for ( Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. King , and Mr. Daines )) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating October 12, 2022, as National Loggers Day .

Whereas the logging industry has served as an economic driver and cultural tradition in the United States for centuries; Whereas the logging industry creates rural jobs and provides revenue for local and State governments and National Forests; Whereas loggers provide renewable material for products used by people in the United States every day; Whereas loggers are the first link in the $300,000,000,000 domestic forest products supply chain; Whereas loggers are the means by which healthy forest management plans are accomplished; Whereas logging provides for healthy forests that maintain vital animal habitats; Whereas logging provides for healthy forests which— (1) protect watersheds; (2) sequester carbon; (3) provide public recreational opportunities; and (4) reduce loss of life and property from wildfires; and Whereas logging provides for healthy forests through regeneration, including planting 2,500,000,000 trees annually: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates October 12, 2022, as National Loggers Day ; and (2) encourages the President to officially designate October 12th as National Loggers Day .