A resolution designating September 25, 2015, as "National Lobster Day".

Bill: 114-sres-230
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2015-07-27
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Food industry and services

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Seafood
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-05
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Designates September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day.</p>

action_date: 2015-08-05
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Designates September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day.</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 230 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2015 Mr. King (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Reed , Ms. Ayotte , and Mr. Murphy ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Designating September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day .

Whereas lobster from the United States is recognized around the world as a prized culinary delicacy; Whereas lobster fishing has served as an economic engine and a family tradition in the United States for centuries; Whereas thousands of families in the United States make their livelihoods from lobster fishing and processing; Whereas more than 120,000,000 pounds of lobster are caught each year in waters of the United States, representing one of the Nation’s most valuable catches; Whereas the lobster industry is booming abroad, with profits climbing from $335,800,000 in 2009 to $738,600,000 in 2014; Whereas historical lore notes that lobster likely joined turkey on the table at the very first Thanksgiving Day feast in 1621; Whereas responsible lobstering practices, beginning in the 1600s, have created one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries; Whereas Lobster Newburg was featured on the menu at the inaugural dinner celebration for President John F. Kennedy; Whereas lobsters are one of the most healthy and nutritious sources of protein; Whereas the peak of the lobstering season in the United States occurs in the late summer; Whereas lobster has become a culinary icon, with the lobster roll being featured at the 2015 World Food Expo in Milan, Italy; and Whereas lobster is featured on more and more restaurant menus, growing by 35 percent from 2009 to 2013: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day ; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 230 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2015 Mr. King (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Reed , Ms. Ayotte , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Blumenthal ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary August 5, 2015 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Designating September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day .

Whereas lobster from the United States is recognized around the world as a prized culinary delicacy; Whereas lobster fishing has served as an economic engine and a family tradition in the United States for centuries; Whereas thousands of families in the United States make their livelihoods from lobster fishing and processing; Whereas more than 120,000,000 pounds of lobster are caught each year in waters of the United States, representing one of the Nation’s most valuable catches; Whereas the lobster industry is booming abroad, with profits climbing from $335,800,000 in 2009 to $738,600,000 in 2014; Whereas historical lore notes that lobster likely joined turkey on the table at the very first Thanksgiving Day feast in 1621; Whereas responsible lobstering practices, beginning in the 1600s, have created one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries; Whereas Lobster Newburg was featured on the menu at the inaugural dinner celebration for President John F. Kennedy; Whereas lobsters are one of the most healthy and nutritious sources of protein; Whereas the peak of the lobstering season in the United States occurs in the late summer; Whereas lobster has become a culinary icon, with the lobster roll being featured at the 2015 World Food Expo in Milan, Italy; and Whereas lobster is featured on more and more restaurant menus, growing by 35 percent from 2009 to 2013: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) designates September 25, 2015, as National Lobster Day ; and (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.