A resolution recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for a century of effective leadership in the peanut industry and the beneficial work of the peanut industry in the United States and the State of Georgia.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 196 Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for a century of effec- tive leadership in the peanut industry and the beneficial work of the peanut industry in the United States and the State of Georgia. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 8, 2019 Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. ISAKSON) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the American Peanut Shellers Association for a century of effective leadership in the peanut industry and the beneficial work of the peanut industry in the United States and the State of Georgia. Whereas, in 1917 and 1918, commercial peanut shellers and crushers in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida recognized the need for an organization to promote the peanut industry in the southeastern United States; Whereas, to address that need, the Southeastern Peanut As- sociation was chartered on April 5, 1919, with a mission to promote the domestic peanut industry; Whereas the Southeastern Peanut Association, now known as the American Peanut Shellers Association— VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR196.ATS SR196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •SRES 196 ATS (1) is the oldest organized group in the United States dedicated to the promotion of the domestic peanut industry; and (2) has been at the forefront of leadership in the peanut industry in the United States for more than a century, promoting that industry in the United States and throughout the world; Whereas, in furtherance of the mission to promote the domes- tic peanut industry, the Southeastern Peanut Association began to cosponsor the USA Peanut Congress, the larg- est meeting of all elements of the peanut industry in the United States; Whereas, in 1986, the Southeastern Peanut Association com- pleted a new headquarters office in Albany, Georgia, after outgrowing a previous office; Whereas, in 1993, the name of the Southeastern Peanut As- sociation was changed to the American Peanut Shellers Association, as the mission of the association had ex- panded throughout the United States; Whereas, in 1996, the American Peanut Shellers Association formed The Peanut Institute to promote the nutritional benefits of peanuts; Whereas The Peanut Institute has promoted nutritional re- search through outside universities and other organiza- tions, and that research has verified the outstanding nu- tritional benefits of peanuts; Whereas, on recognizing those nutritional benefits, the Food and Drug Administration, pursuant to the leadership of The Peanut Institute, granted nuts a qualified health claim; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR196.ATS SR196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •SRES 196 ATS Whereas the members, committees, and board of the Amer- ican Peanut Shellers Association work collectively to meet the adopted annual goals of the American Peanut Shell- ers Association; and Whereas, through that collective work, the American Peanut Shellers Association continues to be an effective voice for the promotion of— (1) the peanut industry; and (2) the nutritional benefits of peanuts: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That the Senate recognizes— 1 (1) the American Peanut Shellers Association 2 for a century of effective leadership in the peanut in- 3 dustry; and 4 (2) the beneficial work of the peanut industry 5 in— 6 (A) the United States; and 7 (B) the State of Georgia. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:06 May 08, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR196.ATS SR196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS