,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbe,mr4  
,m]kley submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,environm5t & ,public ,works            
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! importance ( 
poll9ators to ecosy/em heal? &          
agriculture 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by        
designat+ ,june #ae ?r\gh ,june #bb1    
#bjbe1 z ,national ,poll9ator ,week4    
,:]eas poll9ators l native bees1        
butt]flies & mo?s1 birds & bats1 &      
beetles play a vital role 9 agriculture 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates & help produce a
 heal?y & af=dable food supply :ile also
 ma9ta9+ ! heal? & div]sity ( ecosy/ems2
 ,:]eas v>i\s native poll9ator species  
help reproduce at lea/ #hj p]c5t ( fl[]+
 plants1 mak+ poll9ators indisp5sable = 
su/a9+ ! biodiv]sity ( natural          
ecosy/ems2 ,:]eas enhanc+ native        
poll9ator & honey bee populations c     
result 9 improv$ & ess5tial poll9ation  
s]vices = neighbor+ l&1 includ+         

agriculture & wildlife ecosy/ems2 ,:]eas
 x is 9 ! /rong economic int]e/ (       
agricultural produc]s & consum]s 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates to help ensure heal?y1    
su/a9able1 poll9ator populations1 z     
poll9ators add m ?an #ah1jjj1jjj1jjj 9  
rev5ue to crop production 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ea* ye>1 includ+ m ?an #ajj crops
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poll9ators2 ,:]eas poll9ators also      
contribute to clean air & wat]1 /able   
soil1 & a div]sity ( wildlife ne$$ =    
heal?y & productive natural ecosy/ems2  
,:]eas m ?an #a_/d ( ,nor? ,am]ican     
bumble bees are fac+ risk ( ext9ction   
:ile iconic species l ! ,nor? ,am]ican  
migratory mon>* butt]fly & ! ,am]ican   
bumble bee h decl9$ by #he p]c5t & #ij  
p]c5t1 respectively1 due to dw9dl+      
habitat1 disease1 & o!r ?reats2 ,:]eas !
 ,we/]n mon>* butt]fly population has   
significantly decl9$ f ne>ly #aj1jjj1jjj
 butt]flies 9 ! #aihjs to few] ?an      
#b1jjj butt]flies 9 #bjbj1 & !          
population ( ?is iconic species rema9s  

p]il\sly small & vuln]able to ye>ly     
fluctuations1 prompt+ ! mon>* butt]fly  
to be propos$ z ?reat5$2 ,:]eas ne>ly   
#gj native poll9ator species are li/$ by
 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t z ?reat5$ or        
endang]$1 ) ! ru/y pat*$ bumble bee1 !  
,p[e%eik skipp]l+1 & ! ,dakota skipp]   
li/$ )9 ! pa/ decade2 & ,:]eas decl9es 9
 ! heal? & population ( native          
poll9ators pot5tially pose a sub/antial 
?reat to global food webs1 ecological   
div]sity1 & human heal?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support =
 ! designation ( ,june #ae ?r\gh ,june  
#bb1 #bjbe1 z ,national ,poll9ator      
,week2  7#b7 ackn[l$ges ! significance t
 all types ( poll9ators play 9 su/a9+   
agriculture1 promot+ biodiv]sity1 &     
ma9ta9+ ! ov]all heal? ( natural        
ecosy/ems2  7#c7 enc\rages ! p ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national       
,poll9ator ,week ) appropriate c]emonies
 & cons]vation & educational activities2
 &  7#d7 int5ds to-- 7,a7 cont9ue work+ 
to cons]ve native poll9ator species & _!

 v>i\s habitats2 &  7,b7 "w to improve !
 ov]all und]/&+ ( ! importance ( native 
poll9ators4