,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,ms4   
,bonamici 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4     
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4      
,d+ell1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to   
,rico1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,mr4 
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4        
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,ca/5 ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4
 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1    
,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 & ,mr4 ,rooney ( 
,florida7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = 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        
,recogniz+ ,_w ,oceans ,day & !         
necessity to protect1 cons]ve1 ma9ta91 &
 rebuild our oceans & its res\rces4     
,:]eas ! oceans cov] m ?an #gj p]c5t (  

our planet2 ,:]eas ! oceans g5]ate !    
oxyg5 we brea!1 regulate our climate &  
wea!r patt]ns1 & provide heal?y meals = 
p e day2 ,:]eas sci5ti/s e/imate m ?an  
#ie p]c5t ( ! oceans rema9 unexplor$2   
,:]eas ! heal? ( our oceans is a        
reflection ( ! heal? ( our planet2      
,:]eas *anges 9 ocean *emi/ry pose a v  
real ?reat to m>9e res\rces1 indu/ries1 
& jobs2 ,:]eas ab\t "o-?ird ( ! c>bon   
dioxide 9 ! atmosph]e dissolves into our
 oceans1 caus+ wat] *emi/ry to *ange &  
become m acidic2 ,:]eas our oceans      
absorb *emical inputs1 includ+ c>bon    
dioxide f ! atmosph]e1 & ! breakd[n (   
organic matt]1 & become m acidic2 ,:]eas
 ocean acidification h>ms oy/]s1        
mussels1 lob/]s1 clams1 corals1 & o!r   
species build+ %ells1 skeletons1 &      
reproduc+2 ,:]eas "s f9fi% lose _! s5se 
( smell = id5tify+ prey1 reproduc+1 &   
navigat+ _! habitats 9 acidic wat]s2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national ,oceanic 
& ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 #hj p]c5t (
 pollution to ! oceans comes f l&2      

,:]eas increas$ temp]atures & nutri5t   
run(f c result 9 colonies ( h>mful algal
 blooms t gr[ excessively & produce     
tox9s leav+ ocean areas & wat]ways 9 a  
hypoxic /ate t ?reat5s m>9e life2 ,:]eas
 ,tribes h a "r & a deep cultural &     
hi/orical connection to ! fi%           
populations ?reat5$ by *ang+ ocean      
*emi/ry2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$    
,nations1 m ?an eight million tons (    
pla/ic end up 9 ! oceans ea* ye>2 ,:]eas
 m>9e debris h>ms our coa/al economies1 
endang]s m>9e life1 de/roys important   
m>9e habitat1 propagates invasive       
species1 & creates haz>d\s conditions = 
! m>itime indu/ry2 ,:]eas t9y pieces (  
pla/ic1 fib]1 fragm5ts1 & microbeads    
also make _! way into m>9e life1 block+ 
dige/ive tracts1 alt]+ gr[?1 & 9 "s     
cases kill+ animals & m>9e organisms2   
,:]eas m>9e debris is consid]$ a gr[+   
global crisis t requires collaborative  
"w ) p>tn]s f across ! _w2 ,:]eas we ne$
 to improve our und]/&+ ( ! implications
 ( environm5tal /ressors1 su* z h>mful  

algal blooms & hypoxia1 m>9e debris1    
w>m+ & m acidic ocean wat]s1 ov]fi%+1 & 
ris+ sea levels2 ,:]eas ^! environm5tal 
/ressors are indicators ( a *ang+       
climate & ?reat5 our economy & !        
livelihood ( vuln]able coa/al           
communities2 ,:]eas1 across ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ! ocean economy supports m ?an  
#c million jobs & contributes at lea/   
#ceb billion 9 economic activity        
annually2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjh1 ! ,unit$     
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly designat$     
,june #h z ,_w ,oceans ,day2 & ,:]eas   
,_w ,oceans ,day provides an opportunity
 to recommit to protect1 cons]ve1       
ma9ta91 & rebuild our oceans & its      
res\rces3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes ,_w   
,oceans ,day & affirms ! individual &   
collective duty1 bo? nationally &       
int]nationally1 to protect1 cons]ve1    
ma9ta91 & rebuild our oceans & its      
res\rces2  7#b7 affirms ! /ew>d%ip (    
ocean res\rces is vital to bo? pres5t & 
future g5]ations2 &  7#c7 commits to    

increas+ ! inve/m5t ( ,f$]al funds 9    
sci5tific rese>* & monitor+ to bett]    
und]/& our *ang+ oceans4