,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #chc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ac1 #bjag,mr4  
,heck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4     
,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,smi? (  
,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,lee1    
,mr4 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,l>s5
 ( ,wa%+ton7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,to express support =     
recognition ( ,june #bjag z ,national   
,orca ,protection ,mon?4  ,:]eas orcas  
are an icon ( ! ,pacific ,nor?we/2      
,:]eas orcas are culturally &           
spiritually important to ,indian tribes 
9 ! ,pacific ,nor?we/2 ,:]eas ! ,puget  
,s\nd is home to ?ree pods ( ,s\!rn     
,resid5t orcas2 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn ,resid5t
 orca population has decl9$ dramatically
 ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn    
,resid5t orcas 9 #bjaf lo/ _! matri>* & 
! olde/ kn[n orca1 8,granny0 7designat$ 
z ,j#b71 along ) six o!r memb]s ( ! ,j  
clan2 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn ,resid5t orcas are

 among ! mo/ contam9at$ m>9e mammals 9 !
 _w2 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn ,resid5t orcas are 
?reat5$ by decl9+ *9ook salmon          
populations2 ,:]eas ! ,s\!rn ,resid5t   
orcas h be5 protect$ "u ! ,endang]$     
,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#aeca et seq47 s9ce #bjje & are "o ( !  
mo/ endang]$ m>9e mammal populations 9 !
 _w2 ,:]eas ,june #bjag has be5         
recogniz$ by ! ,/ates ( ,wa%+ton &      
,oregon z ,orca ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 & ,:]eas
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has an obligation to
 protect & re/ore ! ,s\!rn ,resid5t orca
 population3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives supports        
recognition ( ,national ,orca           
,protection ,mon?4