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SRES 449 Agreed to

Designates the week beginning October 12, 2025, as National Wildlife Refuge Week, encouraging observances and recognizing the role of the nation's wildlife refuges in conservation, recreation, and local economies.

Official title: A resolution designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".

Outcome Agreed to by the Senate
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Senate
Introduced 09-OCT-2025
Referred 09-OCT-2025
Passed 15-OCT-2025
Key points
  • Designates the week beginning October 12, 2025, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.
  • Encourages the observance of the week with appropriate events and activities.
  • Recognizes the importance of wildlife refuges for conservation, recreation, hunting and fishing, education, and local economies, and the Senate's commitment to co-stewardship with Tribes and Native communities.
  • Expresses the Senate's intent to continue conserving wildlife and to support the Fish and Wildlife Service's management of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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Official CRS summary

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) Cosponsors · 14
■ 12 D■ 2 R