,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4       
,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 
,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4       
,cotton1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 and
 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,august #bjbc as ,national 
,catfish ,month4  ,whereas the ,catfish 
,institute recognizes ,august to be     
,national ,catfish ,month2 ,whereas the 
,states of ,alabama1 ,arkansas1         
,louisiana1 ,mississippi1 and ,texas    
recognize ,august to be ,national       
,catfish ,month2 ,whereas the ,states of
 ,iowa1 ,kansas1 ,missouri1 ,nebraska1  
and ,tennessee embody the ,channel      
,catfish as their ,state ,fish2 ,whereas
 the farm-raised catfish industry in the
 ,united ,states employs over #i1jjj    
people and contributes almost           

#b1jjj1jjj1jjj to the economy of the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has #ee1hee surface water acres 
used for catfish production in #bjbc1   
and catfish growers in the ,united      
,states had #ddg1jci1jjj in sales during
 #bjbb2 ,whereas the average catfish    
farmer produces #f1hjj pounds of catfish
 per acre2 ,whereas #ii percent of all  
,united ,states farm-raised catfish are 
grown in ,alabama1 ,arkansas1           
,california1 ,georgia1 ,louisiana1      
,mississippi1 ,missouri1 ,north         
,carolina1 and ,texas2 ,whereas catfish 
is the largest farm-raised seafood      
product1 by weight1 in the ,united      
,states1 representing more than #ej     
percent of the food fish produced by the
 ,united ,states aquaculture industry2  
,whereas ,united ,states farm-raised    
catfish are consistently high quality   
and1 unlike ocean-caught fish1 are      
available all year long2 ,whereas       
,united ,states farm-raised catfish are 
a sustainable and environmentally       

friendly seafood product2 ,whereas      
catfish is a lean fish and an excellent 
source of protein2 and ,whereas catfish 
is a versatile fish in cuisine of the   
,united ,states1 with a myriad of       
regional and national recipes to be     
enjoyed by all people of the ,united    
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,august   
#bjbc as ,national ,catfish ,month2     
7#b7 recognizes the contributions of all
 workers1 past and present1 that        
produce1 process1 and provide catfish   
for the people of the ,united ,states2  
and  7#c7 recognizes that purchasing    
,united ,states farm-raised catfish     
supports farmers1 jobs1 and the economy 
of the ,united ,states4