,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjag,mr4 
,mc,eachin 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4      
,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4
 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4
 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,connolly1   
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,evans1
 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4       
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,jackson   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson (   
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4            
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn (    
,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4     
,m\lton1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1   
,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,rask91  
,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4       
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mrs4 ,watson        

,coleman1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 & ,ms4 ,wilson
 ( ,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,express+ support = honor+ ,e>? ,day1 & 
= o!r purposes4  ,:]eas ,e>? ,day 0 fir/
 celebrat$ on ,april #bb1 #aigj2 ,:]eas 
! late ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson1 ! f\nd]
 ( ,e>? ,day1 call$ on ! p ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to hold elect$ (ficials          
acc\ntable = fail+ to adequately protect
 ! heal? ( p & ! natural environm5t2    
,:]eas aft] witness+ ye>s ( environm5tal
 neglect1 millions ( ,am]icans ( all    
ages1 walks ( life1 & political         
affiliations ga!r$ 9 cities across !    
,nation on ! fir/ ,e>? ,day to dem&     
basic protections = our planet & to     
commit to leav+ beh9d a heal?i] _w = !  
next g5]ation2 ,:]eas ,e>? ,day unit$ p 

:o _h be5 fight+ aga9/ oil spills1      
pollut+ factories & p[] plants1 raw     
sewage & toxic dumps1 ! loss ( wildlife1
 & o!r environm5tal ills2 ,:]eas t "w   
cont9ues today2 ,:]eas ,e>? ,day is an  
annual ev5t creat$ to promote           
environm5tal citiz5%ip & action         
ye>-r\nd2 ,:]eas ! fir/ celebration (   
,e>? ,day 0 ! l>ge/ environm5tal        
grassroots ev5t ev] held at t "t & is   
widely cr$it$ ) laun*+ ! mod]n          
environm5tal movem5t2 ,:]eas ! voices ( 
inaugural ,e>? ,day p>ticipants         
galvaniz$ an unp>allel$ p]iod (         
legislative & grassroots activity t     
*ang$ ! way we int]act ) ! environm5t1  
lead+ to ! creation ( ! ,environm5tal   
,protection ,ag5cy1 & passage (         
legislation su* z ! ,clean ,wat] ,act1 !
 ,clean ,air ,act1 & ! ,endang]$        
,species ,act2 ,:]eas by #aiij1 ,e>?    
,day 0 celebrat$ globally1 )            
#bjj1jjj1jjj p 9 #ada c\ntries          
p>ticipat+ 9 ,e>? ,day ev5ts2 ,:]eas    
,e>? ,day enc\rages environm5tal        

activism ar\nd ! _w1 & rem9ds p to f9d  
ways to protect ! environm5t1 includ+   
manag+ _! own environm5tal impact2      
,:]eas on ,e>? ,day1 p engage 9         
projects1 initiatives1 & campaigns to   
protect & re/ore ! planet includ+ plant+
 trees1 remov+ litt]1 clean+ up coral   
reefs1 cons]v+ wat] & en]gy1 & o!r      
environm5tally responsible actions2     
,:]eas new & cont9u+ *all5ges1 includ+  
climate *ange1 pollut$ oceans &         
wat]ways1 loss ( =e/1 wetl&s1 & o!r     
wildlife habitats1 re9=ce ! ne$ =       
adequate protections = ! air we brea!1 !
 wat] we dr9k1 ! l& we inhabit1 & !     
animals we live alongside2 ,:]eas !     
,am]ican ,public ,heal? ,association    
decl>$ #bjag ! ye> ( climate *ange &    
heal?1 because *anges to our climate are
 h>m+ ,am]icans heal? & safety1 includ+ 
respiratory all]gies & a/hma2 ,:]eas    
,e>? ,day reaffirms our national        
responsibility 9 ! global ef=t to combat
 climate *ange & protect our planet2    
,:]eas ,e>? ,day rem9ds u ( ! ne$ to    

exp& environm5tal & climate lit]acy n   
only to /r5g!n environm5tal & climate   
protections b also to accel]ate         
developm5t ( gre5 te*nologies & creation
 ( gre5 jobs2 & ,:]eas ,e>? ,day rem9ds 
u we mu/ n pass a _w beyond repair to   
our *ildr53 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 urges !       
,presid5t to issue a proclamation       
recogniz+ ,e>? ,day1 consi/5t ) !       
practice ( ! previ\s adm9i/ration2  7#b7
 enc\rages ! ,am]ican p to m>k ,e>? ,day
 by work+ to address environm5tal       
*all5ges l>ge & small1 f climate *ange  
to litt]2 to educate _! fri5ds1         
neighbors1 & elect$ repres5tatives ab\t 
! ne$ = ye>-r\nd action2 & to o!rwise   
honor ! /ew>d%ip e?ic = :i* ,s5ator     
,gaylord ,nelson /ood2 &  7#c7 urges    
gov]nm5ts & peoples ar\nd ! _w to       
cont9ue build+ ^u ! ,p>is ,agreem5t &   
o!r ef=ts to ensure t future g5]ations  
inh]it a livable1 su/a9able1 &          
ecologically ri* planet ,e>?4