Recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United States.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The resolution formally acknowledges June 8 as World Oceans Day and honors the United States’ historic, economic, and security ties to the ocean. It highlights the contributions of fishermen, mariners, the military, scientists, coastal and indigenous communities, and notes bipartisan laws like the Magnuson‑Stevens Act and the Marine Debris Program. The measure is purely symbolic and does not create new policies, programs, or funding.
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