[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 507 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 507

             Supporting the goals of National Dairy Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2009

 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Maffei, Mr. 
Carney, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Teague, Mr. Kind, Mr. Thompson 
  of Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Hare, Mr. 
 Welch, Mr. Shuster, Ms. Markey of Colorado, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. 
   McGovern, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bartlett, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
 Kennedy, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Olver, Mr. Camp, Mr. Langevin, 
Mr. Massa, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Dahlkemper, Mr. Space, Mr. Lee of 
 New York, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Schauer, Mr. Cuellar, 
  Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Gerlach) 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 by the 
        dairy industry;
Whereas the American Dairy Association and National Dairy Council have 
        designated June 2009 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 been challenged in recent months 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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