SRES 235119th CongressIntroduced

A resolution designating May 17, 2025, as "Kids to Parks Day".

Introduced: May 19, 2025

Environment & Climate

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This bill is a Senate resolution designating May 17, 2025, as “Kids to Parks Day.” It marks the 15th annual celebration and frames the day as a vehicle to promote healthy outdoor recreation, environmental stewardship, youth empowerment, and family participation in visiting parks and public lands. The resolution emphasizes benefits such as fostering appreciation for nature, encouraging safe, active play in neighborhoods, and strengthening communities through self-reliance. It invites Americans to observe the day with safe family trips to parks. There are no funding provisions, regulatory requirements, or new federal programs created; its effect is ceremonial and symbolic, aimed at raising awareness and encouraging participation.

Key Points

1Designates May 17, 2025, as “Kids to Parks Day.”
2Sets forth the goals of the day: promote healthy outdoor recreation, responsible environmental stewardship, youth empowerment, and family outdoor activity in parks and public lands.
3Describes inclusive reach across rural, suburban, and urban communities and emphasizes access to various types of parks and public lands.
4Highlights anticipated benefits: increased nature appreciation among youth, safe opportunities for independent play and healthy adventure, and stronger communities through fostering self-reliance.
5Encourages Americans to observe the day with safe family trips to parks and to support outdoor recreation and open-space preservation as part of youth health and education.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Children and their families, outdoor recreation enthusiasts, and park systems (federal, state, and local) that wildlife and public land programs serve.Secondary group/area affected: Communities across urban, suburban, and rural settings; organizations involved in outdoor education, conservation, and youth programs.Additional impacts: Federal symbolism that may spur local events, outreach, and partnerships; no budgetary impact or regulatory mandate, and no new federal programs created.

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