Bill Text: IL SJR0022 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares May 3, 2023 as "Illinois Bacon Day".
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-18 - Adopted Both Houses [SJR0022 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SJR0022-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Illinois is the 4th largest pork producing state | ||||||
| 3 | in the United States, contributing an estimated $13.8 billion | ||||||
| 4 | to the State's economy and supporting over 57,000 jobs; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Pork is the most widely eaten protein in the | ||||||
| 6 | world, and consumers have a variety of delicious cuts as | ||||||
| 7 | choices, including bacon; Illinois pig farmers produce over | ||||||
| 8 | six billion slices of bacon per year, and the average American | ||||||
| 9 | eats 17.9 lbs. of bacon of per year; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The hardworking pig farmers who raise this | ||||||
| 11 | high-quality product deserve our support; whether its plain or | ||||||
| 12 | apple-wood smoked, whether store-bought or artisan-made, bacon | ||||||
| 13 | is a meat for any meal; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The phrase "Bacon Never Broke My Heart" goes | ||||||
| 15 | without saying; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, National Bacon Day is celebrated in December, but | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois needs its own day to pay tribute to this decadent, | ||||||
| 18 | rich, and indulgent meat; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 20 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | ||||||
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| 1 | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare May 3, 2023 | ||||||
| 2 | as "Illinois Bacon Day" and invite all Illinoisans to thank a | ||||||
| 3 | pig farmer by enjoying some delicious slices of bacon; and be | ||||||
| 4 | it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the Illinois Pork Producers Association as a | ||||||
| 7 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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