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ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES BY DESIGNATING
JUNE 22 THROUGH JUNE 28, 2026, AS “NATIONAL POLLINATOR WEEK”
Mr. MERKLEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works:
S. Res. 782
Whereas pollinators like native bees, butterflies and
moths, birds and bats, and beetles play a vital role in
agriculture throughout the United States and help produce a
healthy and affordable food supply while also maintaining the
health and diversity of ecosystems;
Whereas various native pollinator species help reproduce at
least 80 percent of flowering plants, making pollinators
indispensable for sustaining the biodiversity of natural
ecosystems;
Whereas enhancing native pollinator and honey bee
populations can result in improved and essential pollination
services for neighboring land, including agriculture and
wildlife ecosystems;
Whereas it is in the strong economic interest of
agricultural producers and consumers in the United States to
help ensure healthy, sustainable pollinator populations, as
pollinators add more than $18,000,000,000 in revenue to crop
production in the United States each year, including more
than 100 crops that either need or benefit from native
pollinators;
Whereas pollinators also contribute to clean air and water,
stable soil, and a diversity of wildlife needed for healthy
and productive natural ecosystems;
Whereas a number of North American bumble bees are
threatened or endangered, while iconic species like the
Western monarch butterfly have declined by 99 percent due to
dwindling habitat, disease, and other threats;
Whereas the Western monarch butterfly population has
significantly declined from nearly 10,000,000 butterflies in
the 1980s to fewer than 2,000 butterflies in 2020, and the
population of this iconic species remains perilously small
and vulnerable to yearly fluctuations, prompting the monarch
butterfly to be proposed as threatened;
Whereas more than 70 native pollinator species are listed
by the Federal Government as threatened or endangered, with
the rusty patched bumble bee, the Powesheik skipperling, and
the Dakota skipper listed within the past decade; and
Whereas declines in the health and population of native
pollinators potentially pose a substantial threat to global
food webs, ecological diversity, and human health: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) expresses support for the designation of June 22
through June 28, 2026, as “National Pollinator Week”;
(2) acknowledges the significance that all types of
pollinators play in sustaining agriculture, promoting
biodiversity, and maintaining the overall health of natural
ecosystems;
(3) encourages the people of the United States to observe
National Pollinator Week with appropriate ceremonies and
conservation and educational activities; and
(4) intends to—
(A) continue working to conserve native pollinator species
and their various habitats; and
(B) work to improve the overall understanding of the
importance of native pollinators.