,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #cj 7legislative day1 ,september #bi71 
#bjbj,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,roberts1  
,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,smith1
 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4     
,thune1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4  
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1
 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4        
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,schumer1  
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4    
,bennet7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,november #g1 #bjbj1 as ,national ,bison
 ,day4  ,whereas1 on ,may #i1 #bjaf1 the
 ,north ,american bison was adopted as  
the national mammal of the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas bison are considered a
 historical and cultural symbol of the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas bison are     
integrally linked with the economic and 
spiritual lives of many ,indian ,tribes 

through trade and sacred ceremonies2    
,whereas there are approximately #gj    
,indian ,tribes participating in the    
,inter,tribal ,buffalo ,council1 which  
is a ,tribal organization incorporated  
pursuant to section #ag of the ,act of  
,june #ah1 #aicd 7commonly known as the 
,indian ,reorganization ,act7 7#dh      
,stat4 #ihh1 chapter #egf2 #be ,u4,s4,c4
 #eabd72 ,whereas numerous members of   
,indian ,tribes are involved in bison   
restoration on ,tribal land2 ,whereas   
members of ,indian ,tribes have a       
combined herd of almost #bj1jjj bison on
 more than #a1jjj1jjj acres of ,tribal  
land2 ,whereas bison play an important  
role in the landscapes and grasslands of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas bison    
hold significant economic value for     
private producers and rural communities2
 ,whereas1 as of #bjag1 the ,department 
of ,agriculture estimates that #ahb1ghj 
head of bison were under the stewardship
 of private producers1 creating jobs and
 contributing to the food security of   

the ,united ,states by providing a      
sustainable and healthy meat source2    
,whereas a bison has been depicted on   
the official seal of the ,department of 
the ,interior since #aiab2 ,whereas the 
,department of the ,interior has        
launched the ,bison ,conservation       
,initiative1 a #aj-year cooperative     
initiative to coordinate the            
conservation of wild ,american bison2   
,whereas a bison is portrayed on #b     
,state flags2 ,whereas the bison has    
been adopted by #c ,states as the       
official mammal or animal of those      
,states2 ,whereas the buffalo nickel    
played an important role in modernizing 
the currency of the ,united ,states2    
,whereas several sports teams and       
businesses have the bison as a mascot1  
which highlights the iconic and cultural
 significance of bison in the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas indigenous communities
 and a group of ranchers helped save    
bison from extinction in the late #ahjjs
 by gathering the remaining bison of the

 diminished herds2 ,whereas1 on         
,december #h1 #aije1 ,william ,hornaday1
 ,theodore ,roosevelt1 and others formed
 the ,american ,bison ,society in       
response to the near extinction of bison
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on   
,october #aa1 #aijg1 the ,american      
,bison ,society sent #ae captive-bred   
bison from the ,new ,york ,zoological   
,park1 now known as the ,bronx ,zoo1 to 
the first big game refuge in the ,united
 ,states1 now known as the ,wichita     
,mountains ,wildlife ,refuge2 ,whereas1 
in #bjje1 the ,american ,bison ,society 
was reestablished1 bringing together    
bison ranchers1 managers from ,indian   
,tribes1 ,federal and ,state agencies1  
conservation organizations1 and natural 
and social scientists from the ,united  
,states1 ,canada1 and ,mexico to create 
a vision for the ,north ,american bison 
in the #bast century2 ,whereas there are
 bison herds in national wildlife       
refuges1 national parks1 and national   
forests1 and on other ,federal land2    

,whereas there are bison in             
,state-managed herds across #aa ,states2
 ,whereas private1 public1 and ,tribal  
bison leaders are working together to   
continue bison restoration throughout   
,north ,america2 ,whereas there is a    
growing effort to celebrate and         
officially recognize the historical1    
cultural1 and economic significance of  
the ,north ,american bison to the       
heritage of the ,united ,states2 and    
,whereas members of ,indian ,tribes1    
bison producers1 conservationists1      
sportsmen1 educators1 and other public  
and private partners have celebrated the
 annual ,national ,bison ,day since     
#bjab and are committed to continuing   
this tradition annually on the first    
,saturday of ,november3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
designates ,november #g1 #bjbj1 the     
first ,saturday of ,november1 as        
,national ,bison ,day2 and  7#b7        
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to observe the day with         

appropriate ceremonies and activities4