,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fhh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,murphy1  
,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4     
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4        
,markey1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,september #be1 #bjbj1 as  
,national ,lobster ,day4  ,whereas      
lobstering has served as an economic    
engine and family tradition in the      
,united ,states for centuries2 ,whereas 
thousands of families in the ,united    
,states make their livelihoods from     
catching1 processing1 or serving        
lobsters2 ,whereas the lobster industry 
employs people of all ages year-round1  
and many harvesters begin fishing as    
children and stay in the industry for   
their entire working lives2 ,whereas    
historical lore notes that lobster      
likely joined turkey on the table at the

 very first ,thanksgiving feast in      
#afba1 and lobster continues to be a    
mainstay during many other holiday      
traditions2 ,whereas responsible        
resource management practices beginning 
in the #afjjs have created one of the   
most sustainable fisheries in the world2
 ,whereas1 throughout history1          
,presidents of the ,united ,states have 
served lobster at their inaugural       
celebrations and state dinners with     
international leaders2 ,whereas lobster 
is an excellent1 versatile source of    
lean protein that is low in saturated   
fat and high in vitamin ,b#ab2 ,whereas 
lobster is continually incorporated into
 trending recipes such as pho1 gnocchi1 
hummus1 and fried lobster and waffles2  
,whereas the peak of the lobstering     
season in the ,united ,states occurs in 
late summer2 ,whereas the growing       
reputation of the ,american lobster as a
 unique1 high-quality1 and healthy food 
has increased consumption of1 and driven
 demand for1 the ,american lobster      

internationally2 ,whereas the ,unicode  
,consortium added a lobster to its emoji
 set in #bjah in recognition of the     
popularity of the species around the    
world2 ,whereas countless people in the 
,united ,states enjoy lobster rolls to  
celebrate summer1 from beaches to       
backyards and from fine dining          
restaurants to lobster shacks2 ,whereas 
lobsters inspire children's books and   
characters in television shows in the   
,united ,states2 ,whereas lobsters have 
inspired artists in the ,united ,states 
and throughout the world for hundreds of
 years2 ,whereas lobsters have been1 and
 continue to be1 used as mascots for    
sports teams2 ,whereas lobsters inspire 
festivals across the ,united ,states    
where people come together to celebrate 
their love for the crustacean1 from     
,maine to ,new ,york1 down to ,texas and
 ,florida1 and all the way to           
,california2 and ,whereas lobster is a  
staple on the menus of beloved          
restaurants across the ,united ,states  

and in kitchens across the ,united      
,states as well1 bringing families and  
friends together3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates    
,september #be1 #bjbj1 as ,national     
,lobster ,day2 and  7#b7 encourages the 
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 the day with appropriate ceremonies and
 activities4