[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 802 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 802

         Designating August 2024 as ``National Catfish Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

Mr. Wicker submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
         Designating August 2024 as ``National Catfish Month''.

Whereas the Catfish Institute recognizes August to be National Catfish Month;
Whereas the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas 
        recognize August to be National Catfish Month;
Whereas the States of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tennessee embody the 
        channel catfish as their State fish;
Whereas the United States farm-raised catfish industry employs nearly 10,000 
        people and creates more than $1,900,000,000 in economic output;
Whereas the United States had more than 50,000 surface water acres used for 
        catfish production in 2023, and catfish growers in the United States had 
        $439,000,000 in sales during 2023;
Whereas the average catfish farmer produces 5,000 pounds of catfish per acre;
Whereas 99 percent of all United States farm-raised catfish are grown in 
        Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
        Missouri, North Carolina, and Texas;
Whereas catfish is the largest farm-raised seafood product, by weight, in the 
        United States, representing over 50 percent of the United States 
        aquaculture industry;
Whereas United States catfish must meet rigorous safety standards, making 
        domestic catfish a nutritious choice and a reliably higher quality 
        product than imported catfish;
Whereas United States farm-raised catfish and Chesapeake Bay blue catfish are 
        sustainable and environmentally friendly seafood products;
Whereas catfish is a lean fish and an excellent source of protein; and
Whereas catfish is a versatile fish in the cuisine of the United States, with a 
        myriad of regional and national recipes to be enjoyed by all people of 
        the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates August 2024 as ``National Catfish Month'';
            (2) recognizes the contributions of all workers, past and 
        present, that produce, process, and provide catfish for the 
        people of the United States;
            (3) recognizes that purchasing United States farm-raised 
        catfish supports farmers, jobs, and the economy of the United 
        States; and
            (4) recognizes Chesapeake Bay watermen for harvesting 
        overpopulated blue catfish, thereby protecting the health of 
        the Chesapeake Bay.
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