,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1
 #bjbj,ms4 ,stabenow submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
importance of the blueberry industry to 
the ,united ,states and designating     
,july #bjbj as ,national ,blueberry     
,month4  ,whereas the blueberry is a    
fruit native to ,north ,america that was
 first used fresh and dried in food and 
medicines by ,native ,americans1 who    
introduced blueberries to early         
colonists1 which led to new uses and    
forms of blueberries1 including frozen1 
establishing traditions still observed  
in #bjbj2 ,whereas the pioneering work  
conducted in ,new ,jersey in the early  
#aijjs by ,elizabeth ,white and ,dr4    
,frederick ,coville1 a botanist at the  
,department of ,agriculture1 to         
domesticate wild lowbush blueberries    
resulted in the development of the      

hybrid for cultivated highbush          
blueberries2 ,whereas1 because of those 
early efforts1 highbush blueberries are 
large1 sweet1 juicy berries that can be 
commercially produced and shipped1      
allowing the highbush blueberry industry
 to become an important agricultural    
industry in the ,united ,states2        
,whereas highbush blueberries-- 7#a7    
have a harvested area estimated at more 
than #ig1jjj acres2 and  7#b7 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 during
 the first #b decades of the #bast      
century1 reaching a harvest of          
#eea1ajj1jjj pounds in #bjah2 ,whereas  
blueberries are-- 7#a7 low in fat2 and  
7#b7 a source of fiber1 vitamins1 and   
minerals2 ,whereas blueberries are being
 studied to examine the role that the   
berries 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 peak of the  
harvest occurring in ,july3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,july #bjbj as ,national
 ,blueberry ,month2  7#b7 recognizes the
 contributions of blueberry growers in  
the ,united ,states and their families2 
and  7#c7 recognizes that purchasing    
blueberries grown in the ,united ,states
 supports farmers1 jobs1 and the economy
 of the ,united ,states4