,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,ms4 
,bonamici 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,young1    
,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 
,dingell1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of       
,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mrs4      
,demings1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4         
,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4       
,pappas1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1   
,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,ms4         
,gabbard1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,cohen1   
,ms4 ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1  
,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 and ,mr4   
,rooney of ,florida7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,natural          
,resources1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 for a period to be         
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,world       

,oceans ,day and the necessity to       
protect1 conserve1 maintain1 and rebuild
 our oceans and its resources4  ,whereas
 the oceans cover more than #gj percent 
of our planet2 ,whereas the oceans      
generate the oxygen we breathe1 regulate
 our climate and weather patterns1 and  
provide healthy meals for people every  
day2 ,whereas scientists estimate more  
than #ie percent of the oceans remain   
unexplored2 ,whereas the health of our  
oceans is a reflection of the health of 
our planet2 ,whereas changes in ocean   
chemistry pose a very real threat to    
marine resources1 industries1 and jobs2 
,whereas about one-third of the carbon  
dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves into
 our oceans1 causing water chemistry to 
change and become more acidic2 ,whereas 
our oceans absorb chemical inputs1      
including carbon dioxide from the       
atmosphere1 and the breakdown of organic
 matter1 and become more acidic2        
,whereas ocean acidification harms      
oysters1 mussels1 lobsters1 clams1      

corals1 and other species building      
shells1 skeletons1 and reproducing2     
,whereas some finfish lose their sense  
of smell for identifying prey1          
reproducing1 and navigating their       
habitats in acidic waters2 ,whereas1    
according to the ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration1 #hj       
percent of pollution to the oceans comes
 from land2 ,whereas increased          
temperatures and nutrient runoff can    
result in colonies of harmful algal     
blooms that grow excessively and produce
 toxins leaving ocean areas and         
waterways in a hypoxic state that       
threatens marine life2 ,whereas ,tribes 
have a right and a deep cultural and    
historical connection to the fish       
populations threatened by changing ocean
 chemistry2 ,whereas1 according to the  
,united ,nations1 more than eight       
million tons of plastic end up in the   
oceans each year2 ,whereas marine debris
 harms our coastal economies1 endangers 
marine life1 destroys important marine  

habitat1 propagates invasive species1   
and creates hazardous conditions for the
 maritime industry2 ,whereas tiny pieces
 of plastic1 fiber1 fragments1 and      
microbeads also make their way into     
marine life1 blocking digestive tracts1 
altering growth1 and in some cases      
killing animals and marine organisms2   
,whereas marine debris is considered a  
growing global crisis that requires     
collaborative work with partners from   
across the world2 ,whereas we need to   
improve our understanding of the        
implications of environmental stressors1
 such as harmful algal blooms and       
hypoxia1 marine debris1 warming and more
 acidic ocean waters1 overfishing1 and  
rising sea levels2 ,whereas these       
environmental stressors are indicators  
of a changing climate and threaten our  
economy and the livelihood of vulnerable
 coastal communities2 ,whereas1 across  
the ,united ,states1 the ocean economy  
supports more than #c million jobs and  
contributes at least #ceb billion in    

economic activity annually2 ,whereas1 in
 #bjjh1 the ,united ,nations ,general   
,assembly designated ,june #h as ,world 
,oceans ,day2 and ,whereas ,world       
,oceans ,day provides an opportunity to 
recommit to protect1 conserve1 maintain1
 and rebuild our oceans and its         
resources3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes ,world ,oceans ,day and      
affirms the individual and collective   
duty1 both nationally and               
internationally1 to protect1 conserve1  
maintain1 and rebuild our oceans and its
 resources2  7#b7 affirms the           
stewardship of ocean resources is vital 
to both present and future generations2 
and  7#c7 commits to increasing the     
investment of ,federal funds in         
scientific research and monitoring to   
better understand our changing oceans4