A resolution designating June 2020 as "Great Outdoors Month".

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 629 Designating June 2020 as ‘‘Great Outdoors Month’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 18, 2020 Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. KING, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. RISCH, and Mr. CRAPO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JULY 1, 2020 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating June 2020 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 September 2019 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce shows that outdoor recre- VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:21 Jul 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR629.ATS SR629 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 629 ATS ation contributed more than $427,000,000,000 of cur- rent-dollar gross domestic product to the economy of the United States in 2017, comprising approximately 2.2 per- cent of the current-dollar gross domestic product; Whereas the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account shows that, in 2017, the outdoor recreation sector experienced faster growth in real gross output, compensation, and employment than the overall economy of the United States, while also providing 5,200,000 jobs across the United States; Whereas the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116–6; 133 Stat. 13) encouraged the Department of Commerce to continue its work with the Outdoor Recre- ation Satellite Account; Whereas regular outdoor recreation is associated with eco- nomic growth, positive health outcomes, and better qual- ity of life; Whereas many outdoor recreation businesses are small busi- nesses, which have been heavily impacted by the COVID– 19 pandemic; Whereas, as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, many out- door recreation businesses have experienced decreases in sales and have furloughed or laid off employees; Whereas outdoor recreation businesses are cornerstones of rural communities and outdoor recreation is part of the national heritage of the United States; and Whereas June 2020 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:21 Jul 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR629.ATS SR629 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 629 ATS (1) designates June 2020 as ‘‘Great Outdoors 1 Month’’; and 2 (2) encourages all individuals in the United 3 States to responsibly participate in recreation activi- 4 ties in the great outdoors during June 2020 and 5 year-round. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:21 Jul 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR629.ATS SR629 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS