Supporting the designation of October 23, 2025, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".
Shown here: Introduced in House (2025-10-21)
Supporting the designation of October 23, 2025, as “National Marine Sanctuary Day”.
That the House of Representatives—
(1) supports the designation of “National Marine Sanctuary Day”;
(2) encourages the people of the United States and the world to responsibly visit, experience, recreate in, and support the treasured national marine sanctuaries of the United States;
(3) recognizes the importance of national marine sanctuaries for their recreational opportunities and contributions to local and national economies across the United States;
(4) acknowledges the importance of national marine sanctuaries for conservation, increasing access to our public waters, and cultural preservation;
(5) celebrates the ability of the National Marine Sanctuary System to protect nationally significant places in the ocean and Great Lakes; and
(6) encourages Federal agencies to balance priorities and work together to support the priorities of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).