Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-10-17)
Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as “National Wildlife Refuge Week”.
That the House of Representatives—
(1) supports the designation of “National Wildlife Refuge Week”;
(2) encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week with appropriate events and activities;
(3) recognizes the importance of national wildlife refuges to wildlife conservation, the protection of imperiled species and ecosystems, and wildlife-dependent recreational uses;
(4) acknowledges the importance of national wildlife refuges for their recreational opportunities and contribution to local economies across the United States;
(5) identifies the significance of national wildlife refuges in advancing the traditions of wildlife observation, photography, and interpretation, as well as environmental education;
(6) finds that national wildlife refuges play a vital role in securing the hunting and fishing heritage of the United States for future generations;
(7) recognizes the important work of urban national wildlife refuges in welcoming racially and ethnically diverse urban communities that were long excluded, including work—
(A) to foster strong new conservation coalitions;
(B) to provide education and employment opportunities to youth;
(C) to improve communities;
(D) to build trust in government; and
(E) to connect individuals with nature;
(8) recognizes the commitment of the National Wildlife Refuge System to engagement, relationships, knowledge-sharing, and co-stewardship of National Wildlife Refuge System lands and waters with Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native organizations, and the Native Hawaiian community;
(9) acknowledges the role of national wildlife refuges in conserving waterfowl and waterfowl habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.);
(10) reaffirms the support of the House of Representatives for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System; and
(11) expresses the intent of the House of Representatives—
(A) to continue working to conserve wildlife; and
(B) to support the management by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the National Wildlife Refuge System for current and future generations.