S.Res. 864
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse
28 cosponsors
- Adam B. Schiff
- Alex Padilla
- Andy Kim
- Angela D. Alsobrooks
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Bill Cassidy
- Brian Schatz
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher A. Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory A. Booker
- Edward J. Markey
- Elizabeth Warren
- Jack Reed
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Kennedy
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Margaret Wood Hassan
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark R. Warner
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Patty Murray
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roger F. Wicker
- Ron Wyden
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tim Kaine
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Text of the bill
That the Senate—
(1) expresses support for the designation of National Estuaries Week;
(2) supports the goals and ideals of National Estuaries Week;
(3) acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and to the economic well-being and prosperity of the United States;
(4) recognizes that persistent threats undermine the health of estuaries;
(5) applauds the work of national and community organizations and public partners that promote public awareness, understanding, protection, and restoration of estuaries;
(6) supports the scientific study, preservation, protection, and restoration of estuaries; and
(7) expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore the estuaries of the United States.