S.Res. 410 – Reading Mode

III

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. RES. 410

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 17, 2023

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Boozman) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Designating October 12, 2023, 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, which—

(1)

maintain vital animal habitats;

(2)

protect watersheds;

(3)

sequester carbon;

(4)

provide public recreational opportunities; and

(5)

reduce loss of life and property from wildfires; and

Whereas logging provides for healthy forests through regeneration, including by planting 2,500,000,000 trees annually: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate designates October 12, 2023, as National Loggers Day.