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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 429 

Recognizing the importance of the United States wine industry to the 

American economy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 

Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. 

BILBRAY, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. BURTON

of Indiana, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FEENEY, 

Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 

HENSARLING, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. 

GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. NUNES, Mr. PAUL, Mr. POMEROY, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. TERRY, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of 

Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, 

Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. 

MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. POE, Mr. REYES, 

Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. 

WALBERG, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the importance of the United States wine 

industry to the American economy. 

Whereas the United States is one of the largest wine producing countries in the world, with the United States 

wine, grape, and grape products industry representing 


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more than 1 percent of the $13,800,000,000 American 

economy in 2007; 

Whereas the wine and winegrape industry of Texas has an 

economic impact of $1,000,000,000 on the economy of 

Texas; 

Whereas since 2000, the wine and winegrape industry of 

Texas has experienced tremendous growth, with nearly 

90 percent of that growth resulting from an increase in 

the number and revenue of small wineries producing less 

than 5,000 gallons of wine each year; and 

Whereas in 2005, the wine and winegrape industry of 

Texas— 

(1) included 113 wineries and 220 commercial growers of winegrapes on 2,900 acres; 

(2) produced over 626,000 cases of wine; 

(3) provided the equivalent of 8,000 full-time jobs 

and paid over $234,000,000 in wages to workers; 

(4) generated revenue from wineries that produced 

an economic impact of $91,500,000 on the economy of 

Texas; 

(5) generated over $10,000,000 in revenue from 

vineyards in Texas; 

(6) attracted over 868,000 tourists to Texas, who 

spent over $220,000,000; and 

(7) generated over $69,000,000 in Federal, State, 

and local taxes: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 


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1 (1) recognizes the importance of the United 

2 States wine, winegrape, and grape products industry 

3 to the American economy; and 

4 (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans5 mit a copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of 

6 the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas 

7 Wine and Grape Growers Association in Grapevine, 

8 Texas. 

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