# 119-sres-837: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".

119-sres-837, A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-837
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 64
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-15

## Summary

**National Park Week** would designate August 22–30, 2026 as a commemorative week to spotlight the National Park System and the National Park Service's mission to preserve natural and cultural resources. The resolution recalls Yellowstone's 1872 creation and the NPS founding on August 25, 1916. It notes parks drew 323,014,305 visits in 2025 and produced $56.3 billion in economic output in 2024. The text encourages people to responsibly visit and support parks and honors the employees who protect these places for the NPS's second century.

## Cosponsors (64)

- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-837 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/837)

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