[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1368 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1368

             Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2010

 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Welch, Mr. Walz, Mr. Petri, 
 Mr. Rooney, Mr. Teague, Mr. Lee of New York, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Maffei, 
Mr. Carney, Mr. Murphy of New York, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Pingree of Maine, 
    Ms. Markey of Colorado, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
   Perriello, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Camp, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
  Peterson, Mr. Costa, Mr. Holden, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. Kind, Mr. 
    Obey, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
   Oberstar, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
   Minnick, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Arcuri, Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Arizona, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Hodes, Mr. 
  Loebsack, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    McCollum, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
   Bartlett, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. McCarthy of 
  California, Mr. Boccieri, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Higgins, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
   Scalise, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Blunt, and Ms. Slaughter) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
             Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.

Whereas since 1939, June has been celebrated as National Dairy Month;
Whereas there are nearly 70,000 dairy farms throughout the United States, and 
        approximately 99 percent of these farms are family owned;
Whereas the dairy industry in the United States produces more than 170 billion 
        pounds of milk annually and contributes tens of billions of dollars to 
        the economy;
Whereas dairy products are an important source of calcium and have been long 
        recognized as an integral part of a healthy diet for both children and 
        adults;
Whereas dairy farmers are significant contributors to efforts to preserve 
        farmland and the rural character of communities across the country; and
Whereas the dairy industry has faced significant challenges recently due to high 
        production costs and low retail prices, which has forced many farms to 
        close: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals of National Dairy Month;
            (2) encourages States and local governments to observe 
        National Dairy Month with appropriate activities and events 
        that promote the dairy industry;
            (3) recognizes the important role that the dairy industry 
        has played in the economic and nutritional well-being of 
        Americans;
            (4) commends dairy farmers for their continued hard work 
        and commitment to the United States economy and to the 
        preservation of open space; and
            (5) encourages all Americans to show their continued 
        support for the dairy industry and dairy farmers.
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