,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ag1     
#bjad ,mr4 ,gibson 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,connolly1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1    
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4
 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4          
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,george ,miller of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4          
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4    
,polis1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,lee of       
,california1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4 ,honda1 
,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4       
,schock1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1
 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4         
,benishek1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,price of
 ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4  
,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4     
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,barber1 ,mr4  
,keating1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4               
,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4       
,fortenberry1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4 ,pingree
 of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4       
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 

,cohen1 and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,,resolution       
,commemorating the #ejth anniversary of 
the ,wilderness ,act4  ,whereas         
,september #c1 #bjad1 marks the #ejth   
anniversary of the date of enactment of 
the ,wilderness ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaca et seq471 which gave to the people
 of the ,united ,states the ,national   
,wilderness ,preservation ,system1 an   
enduring resource of natural heritage2  
,whereas great writers of the ,united   
,states1 including ,ralph ,waldo        
,emerson1 ,henry ,david ,thoreau1 ,willa
 ,cather1 ,george ,perkins ,marsh1 ,mary
 ,hunter ,austin1 ,david ,james ,duncan1
 and ,john ,muir1 poets such as ,william
 ,cullen ,bryant1 and painters such as  
,thomas ,cole1 ,frederic ,church1       
,frederic ,remington1 ,georgia          
,o',keefe1 ,albert ,bierstadt1 and      
,thomas ,moran1 helped define the       
distinct cultural value of wild nature  

and concept of wilderness in the ,united
 ,states2 ,whereas national leaders1    
such as ,president ,theodore ,roosevelt1
 who reveled in outdoor pursuits1 have  
sought to ensure the wisest use of      
natural resources1 so as to provide the 
greatest good for the greatest number of
 people as possible2 ,whereas luminaries
 in the conservation movement1 such as  
scientist ,aldo ,leopold1 writer ,howard
 ,zahniser1 teacher ,sigurd ,olson1     
biologists ,olaus1 ,adolph1 and         
,margaret ,mardy ,murie1 and            
conservationists ,david ,brower and     
,marjory ,stoneman ,douglas1 envisioned 
and ardently advocated for a national   
system of protected wilderness areas and
 believed that the people of the ,united
 ,states could and should protect and   
preserve wilderness so that wilderness  
lasts well into the future2 ,whereas    
,senator ,hubert ,h4 ,humphrey1 a       
,democrat from ,minnesota1 and          
,representative ,john ,saylor1 a        
,republican from ,pennsylvania1         

introduced versions of the ,wilderness  
,act in each ,house of ,congress and    
worked tirelessly for #h years to secure
 its passage with bipartisan votes of   
#gh to #ab in the ,senate and #cgc to #a
 in the ,house of ,representatives2     
,whereas ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson
 signed the ,wilderness ,act into law in
 the ,rose ,garden on ,september #c1    
#aifd2 ,whereas1 over the #ej years     
since the enactment of the ,wilderness  
,act1 various ,presidents from both     
parties1 leaders of ,congress1 and      
experts in the land management agencies 
within the ,departments of the ,interior
 and ,agriculture have expanded and     
improved the system of wilderness       
protection created by the ,wilderness   
,act2 ,whereas the ,wilderness ,act     
instituted an unambiguous national      
policy to recognize the natural heritage
 of the ,united ,states as a valuable   
resource and protect wilderness for the 
good of future generations2 ,whereas    
wilderness provides billions of dollars 

of ecosystem services in the form of    
safe drinking water1 clean air1 and     
recreational opportunities2 ,whereas #dd
 ,states have protected wilderness      
areas2 and ,whereas ,president ,gerald  
,r4 ,ford stated that the ,national     
,wilderness ,preservation ,system serves
 a basic need of all ,americans1 even   
those who may never visit a wilderness  
area--the preservation of a vital       
element in our heritage and that        
wilderness preservation ensures that a  
central facet of our ,nation can still  
be realized1 not just remembered3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 commemorates   
the #ejth anniversary of the ,wilderness
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq472    
7#b7 recognizes and commends the        
extraordinary work of the individuals   
and organizations involved in building  
and maintaining the ,national           
,wilderness ,preservation ,system2 and  
7#c7 is grateful for wilderness1 a      
tremendous asset the ,united ,states    

continues to preserve as a gift to      
future generations4