,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#a1 #bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,sullivan1 and ,mr4 ,schiff7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating ,july #bjbe  
as ,american ,grown ,flower and ,foliage
 ,month4  ,whereas cut flower and       
foliage growers in the ,united ,states  
are hard-working1 dedicated individuals 
who bring beauty1 economic stimulus1 and
 pride to their communities and the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas the people of 
the ,united ,states have a long history 
of using flowers and foliage grown in   
the ,united ,states to bring beauty to  
important events and express affection  
for loved ones2 ,whereas consumers spend
 more than #ei1jjj1jjj1jjj each year on 
floral products1 including cut flowers1 
garden plants1 bedding1 and indoor      
plants2 ,whereas1 each year1 an         
increasing number of households in the  

,united ,states purchase fresh cut      
flowers and foliage from more than      
#af1jjj florists and floral             
establishments2 ,whereas the annual per 
capita spending on floral products by   
consumers in the ,united ,states is     
almost #agg2 ,whereas the people of the 
,united ,states increasingly want to    
support domestically produced food and  
agricultural products and would prefer  
to buy locally grown flowers and foliage
 whenever possible1 yet a majority of   
domestic consumers do not know where the
 flowers and foliage they purchase are  
grown2 ,whereas1 in response to         
increased demand1 the ,certified        
,american ,grown logo was created in    
,july #bjad to educate and empower      
consumers to purchase flowers and       
foliage from domestic producers2        
,whereas millions of stems of           
domestically grown flowers and foliage  
are now ,certified ,american ,grown2    
,whereas domestic flower and foliage    
farmers produce thousands of varieties  

of flowers and foliage across the       
,united ,states1 such as peonies in     
,alaska1 ,gerbera daisies in            
,california1 lupines in ,maine1 tulips  
in ,washington1 lilies in ,oregon1      
larkspur in ,texas1 and leatherleaf in  
,florida2 ,whereas the flower and       
foliage varieties with the highest      
production in the ,united ,states are   
tulips1 lilies1 ,gerbera daisies1       
gladiolas1 leatherleaf1 irises1 and     
roses2 ,whereas people in every ,state  
have access to domestically grown       
flowers and foliage1 yet only #bj       
percent of flowers and foliage sold in  
the ,united ,states is domestically     
grown2 ,whereas the domestic cut flower 
and foliage industry-- 7#a7 creates a   
substantial economic impact daily2 and  
7#b7 supports hundreds of growers1      
thousands of small businesses1 and tens 
of thousands of jobs in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas most domestic cut     
flowers and foliage are sold in the     
,united ,states within #bd to #dh hours 

after harvest and last longer than      
flowers shipped longer distances2       
,whereas flowers and foliage grown      
domestically enhance the ability of the 
people of the ,united ,states to        
festively celebrate weddings and births 
and honor those who have passed2        
,whereas flower and foliage giving has  
been a holiday tradition in the ,united 
,states for generations2 ,whereas       
flowers and foliage speak to the beauty 
of motherhood on ,mother's ,day and to  
the spirit of love on ,valentine's ,day2
 ,whereas flowers and foliage help      
commemorate the service and sacrifice of
 members of the ,armed ,forces on       
,memorial ,day and ,veterans ,day2 and  
,whereas the ,senate encourages the     
cultivation of flowers and foliage in   
the ,united ,states by domestic flower  
and foliage farmers3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates 
,july #bjbe as ,american ,grown ,flower 
and ,foliage ,month2  7#b7 recognizes   
that purchasing flowers and foliage     

grown in the ,united ,states supports   
the farmers1 small businesses1 jobs1 and
 economy of the ,united ,states2  7#c7  
recognizes that growing flowers and     
foliage in the ,united ,states is a     
vital part of the agricultural industry 
of the ,united ,states2  7#d7 recognizes
 that cultivating flowers and foliage   
domestically enhances the ability of the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
festively celebrate holidays and special
 occasions2 and  7#e7 urges all people  
of the ,united ,states to proactively   
showcase flowers and foliage grown in   
the ,united ,states in order to show    
support for-- 7,a7 the flower and       
foliage farmers1 processors1 and        
distributors in the ,united ,states2 and
  7,b7 the agricultural industry of the 
,united ,states overall4