IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 4, 2019 Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. Huffman ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform RESOLUTION Recognizing the International Year of the Salmon in 2019 as a framework of collaboration across the Northern Hemisphere to sustain and recover salmon stocks through research, partnerships, and public action.

Whereas salmon are a vital resource, providing communities with cultural and social value, food security, and economic opportunity; Whereas salmon are critically important to marine and aquatic ecosystems and indicators of the health of rivers and oceans that people, fish, and wildlife depend on; Whereas salmon are vulnerable to impacts from human interference, including development pressures and climate change; Whereas drawing on science, indigenous knowledge, and the experience of fishers, policymakers, resource managers, and others is essential to conserve salmon; Whereas people can learn about the value of salmon and support salmon conservation; and Whereas salmon migrations span national boundaries, and collaborating and sharing knowledge across borders is critical to sustaining salmon stocks: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives recognizes the International Year of the Salmon, a unique, hemispheric-level collaboration bringing people together in order to ensure that healthy wild salmon populations persist into the future.