,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #f1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,wick] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,w>nock1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1 
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mrs4 ,britt1  
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4       
,braun1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 & ,mrs4          
,hyde-,smi?7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,augu/ #bjbc z 
,national ,catfi% ,mon?4  ,:]eas !      
,catfi% ,in/itute recognizes ,augu/ to  
be ,national ,catfi% ,mon?2 ,:]eas !    
,/ates ( ,alabama1 ,arkansas1 ,l\isiana1
 ,mississippi1 & ,texas recognize ,augu/
 to be ,national ,catfi% ,mon?2 ,:]eas !
 ,/ates ( ,i[a1 ,kansas1 ,miss\ri1      
,nebraska1 & ,t5nessee embody ! ,*annel 
,catfi% z _! ,/ate ,fi%2 ,:]eas !       
f>m-rais$ catfi% indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates employs ov] #i1jjj p &           
contributes almo/ #b1jjj1jjj1jjj to !   
economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates has #ee1hee surface wat]  

acres us$ = catfi% production 9 #bjbc1 &
 catfi% gr[]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates _h      
#ddg1jci1jjj 9 sales dur+ #bjbb2 ,:]eas 
! av]age catfi% f>m] produces #f1hjj    
p\nds ( catfi% p] acre2 ,:]eas #ii p]c5t
 ( all ,unit$ ,/ates f>m-rais$ catfi%   
are gr[n 9 ,alabama1 ,arkansas1         
,cali=nia1 ,georgia1 ,l\isiana1         
,mississippi1 ,miss\ri1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 &
 ,texas2 ,:]eas catfi% is ! l>ge/       
f>m-rais$ seafood product1 by weight1 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 repres5t+ m ?an #ej    
p]c5t ( ! food fi% produc$ by ! ,unit$  
,/ates aquaculture indu/ry2 ,:]eas      
,unit$ ,/ates f>m-rais$ catfi% are      
consi/5tly high quality &1 unlike       
ocean-caught fi%1 are available all ye> 
long2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates f>m-rais$    
catfi% are a su/a9able & environm5tally 
fri5dly seafood product2 ,:]eas catfi%  
is a lean fi% & an excell5t s\rce (     
prote92 & ,:]eas catfi% is a v]satile   
fi% 9 cuis9e ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) a     
myriad ( regional & national recipes to 
be enjoy$ by all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3   

,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
designates ,augu/ #bjbc z ,national     
,catfi% ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes !       
contributions ( all work]s1 pa/ &       
pres5t1 t produce1 process1 & provide   
catfi% = ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 
recognizes t pur*as+ ,unit$ ,/ates      
f>m-rais$ catfi% supports f>m]s1 jobs1 &
 ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4