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This resolution designates June 12, 2025, as "National Seersucker Day", every Thursday after that date through August's last Thursday as "Seersucker Thursday", and June 2025 as "Seersucker Appreciation Month". The resolution provides historical context for seersucker, explaining its origins in the mid-19th century South, its Persian name meaning "milk and sugar", and its unique fabric construction involving cotton, linen, or silk woven with varying thread tensions to create breathable, textured stripes. It honors the fabric's history, including its popularization by New Orleans businessman Joseph Haspel and its congressional tradition started by Senator Trent Lott in 1996, later revived by then-Representative Bill Cassidy and Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2014. The resolution recognizes seersucker as a "working person's uniform" and encourages senators, local governments, and citizens to celebrate the fabric by wearing it during the designated periods, while also acknowledging the contributions of cotton producers, particularly the 3,500 family farms in Georgia.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/254/all-info