A resolution designating May 10, 2025, as "World Migratory Bird Day".

Summary: Senate Resolution SRES 211 – World Migratory Bird Day

Overview

SRES 211 is a Senate Resolution introduced on May 8, 2025, designating May 10, 2025, as World Migratory Bird Day and encouraging Americans to celebrate and support the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats through education, stewardship, community engagement, and bird watching. The measure is symbolic in nature and does not create new laws or authorize spending.

What the bill would do

• Designate May 10, 2025, as World Migratory Bird Day.
• Encourage the people of the United States to celebrate and support migratory bird conservation and their habitats. The encouragement emphasizes education, stewardship, community engagement, and bird watching as means to promote conservation.

Key provisions

• (1) Official designation of May 10, 2025, as World Migratory Bird Day.
• (2) Acknowledgment and encouragement for Americans to engage in activities that support migratory bird conservation, including education, stewardship, community engagement, and bird watching.

Legislative history and actions

• Introduced in the Senate on May 8, 2025 by Senator Martin Heinrich (primary) with Senator John Boozman (cosponsor).
• Considered and agreed to in the Senate by Unanimous Consent, without amendment and with a preamble (CR references: CR S2831, S2843).
• Status: Agreed to by the Senate as a concurrent or single-resolution action; no House action noted in the provided record.

Sponsors

• Primary sponsor: Senator Martin Heinrich
• Cosponsor: Senator John Boozman

Affected parties and practical impact

• Affected/public: General American public, educators, conservation organizations, bird-watching communities, and federal/interpretive bodies that participate in national observances.
• Practical impact: The resolution serves as a formal recognition and call to celebrate migratory bird conservation. It does not impose regulatory requirements, create new programs, or authorize funding. It may encourage related educational programs, events, and outreach by schools, parks, non-governmental organizations, and community groups.

Procedural/timeline notes

• The designation is tied to a specific date (May 10, 2025) for World Migratory Bird Day.
• As a resolution, it is a non-binding statement of sentiment and a ceremonial designation rather than substantive policy or appropriation.

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