SENATE RESOLUTION 196--RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION FOR A CENTURY OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE PEANUT INDUSTRY AND THE BENEFICIAL WORK OF THE PEANUT INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED...; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 76
(Senate - May 08, 2019)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 196--RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS
ASSOCIATION FOR A CENTURY OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE PEANUT
INDUSTRY AND THE BENEFICIAL WORK OF THE PEANUT INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 196
Whereas, in 1917 and 1918, commercial peanut shellers and
crushers in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida recognized the need
for an organization to promote the peanut industry in the
southeastern United States;
Whereas, to address that need, the Southeastern Peanut
Association was chartered on April 5, 1919, with a mission to
promote the domestic peanut industry;
Whereas the Southeastern Peanut Association, now known as
the American Peanut Shellers Association--
(1) is the oldest organized group in the United States
dedicated to the promotion of the domestic peanut industry;
and
(2) has been at the forefront of leadership in the peanut
industry in the United States for more than a century,
promoting that industry in the United States and throughout
the world;
Whereas, in furtherance of the mission to promote the
domestic peanut industry, the Southeastern Peanut Association
began to cosponsor the USA Peanut Congress, the
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largest meeting of all elements of the peanut industry in the
United States;
Whereas, in 1986, the Southeastern Peanut Association
completed a new headquarters office in Albany, Georgia, after
outgrowing a previous office;
Whereas, in 1993, the name of the Southeastern Peanut
Association was changed to the American Peanut Shellers
Association, as the mission of the association had expanded
throughout the United States;
Whereas, in 1996, the American Peanut Shellers Association
formed The Peanut Institute to promote the nutritional
benefits of peanuts;
Whereas The Peanut Institute has promoted nutritional
research through outside universities and other
organizations, and that research has verified the outstanding
nutritional benefits of peanuts;
Whereas, on recognizing those nutritional benefits, the
Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to the leadership of
The Peanut Institute, granted nuts a qualified health claim;
Whereas the members, committees, and board of the American
Peanut Shellers Association work collectively to meet the
adopted annual goals of the American Peanut Shellers
Association; and
Whereas, through that collective work, the American Peanut
Shellers Association continues to be an effective voice for
the promotion of--
(1) the peanut industry; and
(2) the nutritional benefits of peanuts: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Senate recognizes--
(1) the American Peanut Shellers Association for a century
of effective leadership in the peanut industry; and
(2) the beneficial work of the peanut industry in--
(A) the United States; and
(B) the State of Georgia.
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