Recognizing the importance of pollinators to ecosystem health and agriculture in the United States and expressing support for "National Pollinator Week".
This resolution recognizes the vital importance of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, birds, and bats to American agriculture and natural ecosystems. The measure highlights that pollinators contribute over $18 billion annually to U.S. crop production and help reproduce at least 80 percent of flowering plants, while also supporting clean air, water, and wildlife diversity. The resolution expresses concern about declining pollinator populations, noting that Western monarch butterfly numbers have dropped 99 percent since the 1980s and that over 70 native pollinator species are now listed as threatened or endangered. The House expresses its support for "National Pollinator Week" and commits to continuing conservation efforts and educational activities to protect native pollinator species and their habitats. This is a symbolic resolution with no funding or enforcement mechanisms attached.
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