In the Congress of the United States
119th Congress — 1st Session
National Bourbon Heritage Month
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Congressional Research Service Summary
Senate Resolution 294 designated September 2007 as National Bourbon Heritage Month. The resolution recognized bourbon whiskey as a distinctive product of the United States, noting that Congress had already declared bourbon as “America’s Native Spirit” in a 1964 concurrent resolution.
Bill Details
The resolution passed the Senate by unanimous consent, meaning not a single senator objected to giving bourbon its own month. It cited bourbon’s economic importance — particularly to Kentucky, which produces 95% of the world’s bourbon supply — and its cultural significance in American history.
This is one of hundreds of commemorative resolutions Congress passes each year. There is a National Catfish Month, a National Pi Day, and many more. These resolutions are non-binding and carry no force of law, but they do consume floor time in the world’s greatest deliberative body. At least this one celebrates something most senators can actually agree on.
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