[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 992 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 992

 Recognizing the contribution and importance of maple syrup producers 
  and their families in the State of New Hampshire and supporting the 
    designation of March 19 and 20, 2022, as ``New Hampshire Maple 
                               Weekend''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2022

    Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Kuster) submitted the following 
     resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing the contribution and importance of maple syrup producers 
  and their families in the State of New Hampshire and supporting the 
    designation of March 19 and 20, 2022, as ``New Hampshire Maple 
                               Weekend''.

Whereas New Hampshire celebrates Maple Month during the month of March;
Whereas the art of making sugar and syrup from the sap of the maple tree was 
        developed by Native Americans of the Northeastern United States;
Whereas maple syrup production has been a part of New Hampshire culture and 
        history for more than 300 years;
Whereas New Hampshire maple syrup production happens every spring for a 4-to-6 
        week period, when temperatures drop below freezing at night and rise 
        above freezing during the day and sap is collected from sugar maples and 
        boiled down into syrup;
Whereas there are more than 350 maple syrup producers in New Hampshire;
Whereas New Hampshire produces more than 130,000 gallons of maple syrup 
        annually;
Whereas maple syrup generates more than $8,000,000 for the New Hampshire 
        economy;
Whereas New Hampshire was the seventh largest producer of maple syrup in the 
        United States in 2021; and
Whereas, on March 19 and 20, 2022, New Hampshire maple producers will host Maple 
        Weekend: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the contribution and importance of maple 
        syrup producers and their families in the State of New 
        Hampshire; and
            (2) supports the designation of ``New Hampshire Maple 
        Weekend''.
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