Expressing support for the designation of October 12, 2022, as "National Loggers Day".

Bill: 117-hres-1433
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2022-10-14
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Loggers Day. </p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1433 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 14, 2022 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Guest , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Bentz , and Mr. Gohmert ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of 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 House of Representatives— (1) expresses support for the designation of National Loggers Day ; and (2) encourages the President to officially designate National Loggers Day .