,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4 
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,k+1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 & ,ms4 ,butl]7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & 
,public ,works  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+
 ! #ed? anniv]s>y ( ,e>? ,day & !       
lead]%ip ( its f\nd]1 ,s5ator ,gaylord  
,nelson4  ,:]eas ,e>? ,day is obs]v$    
annually ar\nd ! _w to demon/rate       
support = pres]v+1 protect+1 & def5d+ ! 
environm5t1 ! planet1 & ! inhabitants ( 
! planet2 ,:]eas ,s5ator ,gaylord       
,nelson1 a native ( ,cle> ,lake1        
,wiscons9-- 7#a7 e/abli%$ ,e>? ,day z an
 ev5t & movem5t l$ by "y p2  7#b7 is    
recogniz$ z "o ( ! lead+ environm5tali/s
 ( ! #bj? c5tury2 &  7#c7 receiv$ !     
,presid5tial ,m$al ( ,fre$om = 8 public 
lead]%ip2 ,:]eas ! ,e>? ,day movem5t    
e/abli%$ by ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson    
help$ laun* an era ( int]national       
environm5tal aw>5ess & activism2 ,:]eas 

"y individuals 7 critical 9 !           
organization & mobilization (           
#bj1jjj1jjj individuals on ! fir/ ,e>?  
,day 9 #aigj1 mak+ t celebration ! l>ge/
 environm5tal grassroots ev5t 9 hi/ory  
at t "t2 ,:]eas ongo+ environm5tal      
degradation1 accel]at+ climate *ange1 & 
increas+ly sev]e wea!r ev5ts ?reat5 !   
well-be+ & livelihoods ( ! individuals (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & individuals ar\nd !  
_w1 includ+-- 7#a7 coa/al communities1  
:i* are especially vuln]able & are      
exp]i5c+ erosion1 flood+1 & pollution2 &
  7#b7 rural & agricultural communities1
 :i* are fac+ increas$ risk ( dr\ght1   
diseases1 pe/s1 & soil degradation2     
,:]eas pollution1 environm5tal          
degradation1 & ! climate crisis are     
g5]ational ju/ice issues t              
disproportionately impact "y individuals
 & future g5]ations1 :o w face          
difficulties access+ clean wat] & clean 
air2 ,:]eas l[-income communities &     
communities ( color cont9ue to face     
disproportionate h>m f climate *ange1   

pollution1 & environm5tal degradation2  
,:]eas multiple national & int]national 
sci5tific reports h conclud$ t ! climate
 crisis is a ?reat to ! planet t        
requires urg5t action2 ,:]eas ! fir/    
,e>? ,day spurr$ broad support =        
environm5tal cons]vation & contribut$ to
 ! creation ( ! ,environm5tal           
,protection ,ag5cy & ! enactm5t (       
bip>tisan legislation ) b$rock ,f$]al   
environm5tal protections1 includ+ !     
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et
 seq471 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et   
seq471 & ! ,endang]$ ,species ,act (    
#aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472    
,:]eas ,congress enact$                 
once-9-a-g5]ation legislation1 includ+ !
 ,inflation ,r$uction ,act 7,public ,law
 #aag-afi7 & ! ,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t 
& ,jobs ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh71 :i*
 make hi/oric inve/m5ts 9 clean wat] &  
clean air2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has   
exp]i5c$ a y\?-l$ resurg5ce 9           
environm5tal & climate activism t has l$

 to hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( individuals 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates dem&+ climate action2 &   
,:]eas ! mission & purpose ( ,e>? ,day  
rema9 relevant 9 #bjbd1 = a new g5]ation
 to face environm5tal *all5ges t lie    
ahead3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--   
7#a7 recognizes ,april #bb1 #bjbd1 z !  
#ed? anniv]s>y ( ,e>? ,day2 &  7#b7     
comm5ds ! lead]%ip & vision ( ! f\nd] ( 
,e>? ,day1 ,s5ator ,gaylord ,nelson4