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A resolution designating June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month".

Designating June 2025 as ``Great Outdoors Month''.

Introduced Jun 16, 2025

Latest action (Jun 16, 2025) Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3405; text: CR S3404)

Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Legislative subjects (2)
Commemorative events and holidaysOutdoor recreation

Summary

This resolution designates June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month" and encourages individuals across the United States to participate in outdoor recreation activities during that month and throughout the year. The resolution acknowledges that outdoor recreation generates approximately $1.2 trillion in economic output annually and supports approximately 5 million jobs, while also providing health and quality-of-life benefits to participants.

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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Jun 16, 2025 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3405; text: CR S3404) · senate
  2. Jun 16, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Jun 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • SRES 180 — A resolution designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week". (shares 2 subjects)
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  • SRES 798 — A resolution designating June 2026 as "Great Outdoors Month". · Passed Senate Jul 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 83%
  • SRES 183 — A resolution designating the month of April 2025 as "Earth Month" and expressing support for environmental stewardship and climate action. · Introduced Apr 28, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 16, 2025

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. King, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Welch, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Marshall) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating June 2025 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 2024 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, shows that outdoor recreation generated $1,200,000,000,000 in economic output in 2023, comprising approximately 2.3 percent of the current-dollar gross domestic product of the United States; Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, from 2020 to 2023, the outdoor recreation sector grew nearly 3 times faster than the overall economy of the United States while also providing 5,000,000 jobs across the United States; Whereas the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152; 134 Stat. 682) provides billions of dollars to spend on priority deferred maintenance projects on Federal lands and waters and permanently 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 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 ensures that access to outdoor recreation is available to all its people for generations to come; and Whereas June 2025 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 2025 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 2025 and year-round. <all>

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