,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,upton 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bishop of
 ,georgia7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,agriculture  ,,resolution
  ,recognizing the importance of the    
blueberry industry to the ,united       
,states of ,america and supporting the  
designation of ,july #bjbj as ,national 
,blueberry ,month4  ,whereas blueberries
 are a native ,north ,american fruit1   
first used fresh and dried in food and  
medicines by ,native ,americans who     
introduced them to early colonists1     
which led to new uses and forms1        
including frozen1 establishing          
traditions still observed today2        
,whereas the pioneering work conducted  
in ,new ,jersey by ,elizabeth ,white and
 ,dr4 ,frederick ,coville1 a ,department
 of ,agriculture botanist1 in the early 
#aijjs1 to domesticate wild lowbush     
blueberries resulted in the development 

of the hybrid for cultivated highbush   
blueberries2 ,whereas because of these  
early efforts1 highbush blueberries are 
large1 sweet1 juicy berries that can be 
commercially produced and shipped1      
allowing them to become an important    
,united ,states agricultural industry2  
,whereas highbush blueberries have a    
harvested area estimated at more than   
#ig1jjj acres and are produced in #dh   
,states by more than #ad1jjj growers and
 their families2 ,whereas highbush      
blueberry production in the ,united     
,states has continually increased1 with 
particular growth in the past two       
decades1 to reach a harvest of          
#eea1ajj1jjj pounds in #bjah2 ,whereas  
blueberries are low in fat1 and a source
 of fiber1 vitamins1 and minerals2      
,whereas blueberries are being studied  
to examine the role they may play in    
promoting good health in areas such as  
cardiovascular health1 brain health1    
exercise1 insulin response1 and gut     
health2 and ,whereas highbush           

blueberries are harvested in the ,united
 ,states from ,april through early      
,september1 with the harvest reaching   
its peak in ,july3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,house of                  
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,national ,blueberry     
,month2  7#b7 recognizes the            
contributions of ,american growers and  
their families2 and  7#c7 recognizes    
that purchasing ,american grown         
blueberries supports farmers1 jobs1 and 
the economy4