III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2017 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Markey ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating the first week in August 2017 as World Breastfeeding Week , and designating August 2017 as National Breastfeeding Month .