# 119-sres-279: A resolution designating June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month".

119-sres-279, A resolution designating June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-279
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating June 2025 as "Great Outdoors Month".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-23

## Summary

**Great Outdoors Month** designates June 2025 as a time to celebrate and encourage responsible outdoor recreation. It highlights that outdoor recreation generated $1.2 trillion in economic output in 2023, about 2.3 percent of GDP, supported 5 million jobs, grew nearly three times faster than the overall economy from 2020 to 2023, and notes the Great American Outdoors Act's billions for deferred maintenance and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-sres-279 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/279)

## Related
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-339: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-339)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-279 (as of 2026-07-23).