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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 753 

Commending American craft brewers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2006 

Mr. BOEHLERT (for himself and Mr. DEFAZIO) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Commending American craft brewers. 

Whereas American craft brewers are a vibrant affirmation 

and expression of American entrepreneurial traditions, 

operating as community-based small businesses and providing employment for more than 33,000 workers; 

Whereas the United States has craft brewers in every State 

and more than 1,300 craft brewers nationwide; 

Whereas American craft brewers support American agriculture by purchasing barley, malt, and hops grown, 

processed, and distributed in the United States; 

Whereas American craft brewers promote the Nation’s spirit 

of independence through a renaissance in hand-crafted 

beers like those first brought to colonial shores by European settlers and produced here by the Nation’s founding 


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fathers, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, for the enjoyment of the citizenry; 

Whereas American craft brewers strive to educate legal drinking-age Americans about the differences in beer flavor, 

aroma, color, alcohol content, body, and other complex 

variables, as well as historic brewing traditions, beer history, and gastronomic qualities of beer; 

Whereas American craft brewers champion the message of responsible enjoyment to their customers and work within 

their communities to prevent alcohol abuse and underage 

drinking; 

Whereas American craft brewers produce more than 100 distinct styles of flavorful beers, the quality and diversity of 

which have made the United States the envy of every 

beer-drinking nation in the world, thereby contributing to 

balanced trade by reducing American dependence on imported beers, supporting American exports, and promoting United States tourism; 

Whereas American craft brewers are vested in the future, 

health, and welfare of their communities as employers 

providing a diverse array of quality local jobs, as contributors to the local tax base, and as committed sponsors 

of a broad range of vital community institutions and philanthropic causes, including parent-teachers’ associations, 

Junior ROTC, children’s hospitals, chambers of commerce, humane societies, rescue squads, athletic teams, 

and disease research; and 

Whereas, in 2006, American craft brewers recognize the week 

of May 15–21 as American Craft Beer Week and mark 

it as a time to educate Americans about craft beer and 

celebrate the contributions that American craft brewers 


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have made to the Nation’s communities, economy, and 

history: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the establishment of American 

3 Craft Beer Week as a celebration of the contribu4 tions that American craft brewers have made to the 

5 Nation’s communities, economy, and history; and 

6 (2) commends American craft brewers for pro7 viding jobs, improving the balance of trade, sup8 porting American agriculture, and educating Ameri9 cans about the history and culture of beer while pro10 moting the responsible consumption of beer as a bev11 erage of moderation. 

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