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House Calendar No. 60 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 271 
[Report No. 117–221] 
Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States 
and supporting the designation of July 2021 as National Blueberry Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself and Mr. UPTON) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
DECEMBER 20, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 
PANETTA, and Mr. NEWHOUSE 
DECEMBER 20, 2021 
Reported with amendments, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to 
be printed 
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the 
United States and supporting the designation of July 
2021 as National Blueberry Month. 
Whereas blueberries are a native North American fruit, first 
used fresh and dried in food and medicines by Native 
Americans who introduced them to early colonists, which 
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led to new uses and forms, including frozen, establishing 
traditions still observed today; 
Whereas the pioneering work conducted in New Jersey by 
Elizabeth White and Dr. Frederick Coville, a Department 
of Agriculture botanist, in the early 1900s, to domes-
ticate wild lowbush blueberries resulted in the develop-
ment of the hybrid for cultivated highbush blueberries; 
Whereas because of these early efforts, highbush blueberries 
are large, sweet, juicy berries that can be commercially 
produced and shipped, allowing them to become an im-
portant United States agricultural industry; 
Whereas highbush blueberries have a harvested area esti-
mated at 102,700 acres and are produced in 48 States 
by more than 14,000 farms; 
Whereas highbush blueberry production in the United States 
increased, with particular growth in the past two years, 
to reach a harvest of 680,700,000 pounds in 2019; 
Whereas blueberries are low in fat, and a source of fiber, vi-
tamins, and minerals; 
Whereas blueberries are being studied to examine the role 
they may play in promoting good health in areas such as 
cardiovascular health, brain health, exercise, insulin re-
sponse, and gut health; and 
Whereas highbush blueberries are harvested in the United 
States from April through September, with the harvest 
reaching its peak in July: Now, therefore, be it 
Whereas blueberries are a native North American fruit, first 
used fresh and dried in food and medicines by Native 
Americans who introduced them to early colonists, which 
led to new uses and forms, including frozen, establishing 
traditions still observed today; 
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Whereas wild blueberries continue to be managed and har-
vested in Maine by farmers, including the Wabanaki, as 
a native, naturally occurring crop; 
Whereas the pioneering work conducted in New Jersey by Eliz-
abeth White and Dr. Frederick Coville, a Department of 
Agriculture botanist, in the early 1900s to domesticate 
wild lowbush blueberries resulted in the development of the 
hybrid for cultivated highbush blueberries; 
Whereas because of these early efforts, highbush blueberries are 
large, sweet, juicy berries that can be commercially pro-
duced and shipped, allowing them to become an important 
United States agricultural industry; 
Whereas wild blueberries— 
(1) are small and sweet; and 
(2) are not planted, but still grow and are harvested 
where they have naturally occurred for thousands of years; 
Whereas highbush and wild blueberries have a total harvested 
area estimated at more than 110,000 acres and are pro-
duced in 48 States by nearly 16,000 farms; 
Whereas blueberry production in the United States increased, 
with particular growth in the past two years, to reach a 
harvest of 695,600,000 pounds in 2020; 
Whereas blueberries are low in fat, and a source of fiber, vita-
mins, and minerals; 
Whereas blueberries are being studied to examine the role they 
may play in promoting good health in areas such as car-
diovascular health, brain health, exercise, insulin response, 
and gut health; and 
Whereas highbush blueberries are harvested in the United 
States from April through September, with the harvest 
reaching its peak in July: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Blue-
berry Month; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of American 
growers and their families; and 
(3) recognizes that purchasing American grown 
blueberries supports farmers, jobs, and the economy. 
That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Blue-
berry Month; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of United States 
growers and their families; and 
(3) recognizes that purchasing blueberries grown 
in the United States supports farmers, jobs, and the 
economy. 
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House Calendar No. 60 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 271 
[Report No. 117–221] 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of the blueberry indus-
try to the United States and supporting the des-
ignation of July 2021 as National Blueberry 
Month. 
DECEMBER 20, 2021 
Reported with amendments, referred to the House 
Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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