Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HCR0035 Compare Versions

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Old	New	Differences
1	1	HC1040
2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE CONCURRENT
4	4	RESOLUTION No. ____
5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
6	6	A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the
7	7	importance of the Indiana Farm Service Agency and its
8	8	employees across the state of Indiana.
9	9	Cherry
10	10	_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
11	11	20242319
12	12	2024 HC 1040/DI 140 Introduced
13	13	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
14	14	HOUSE CONCURRENT
15	15	RESOLUTION No. ____
16	16	1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the
17	17	2 importance of the Indiana Farm Service Agency and its
18	18	3 employees across the state of Indiana.
19	19	4 Whereas, The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service
20	20	5 Agency (FSA) supports farms and farming communities with
21	21	6 programs including disaster relief, conservation programs,
22	22	7 commodity price guarantee programs, and loan programs;
23	23	8 Whereas, The Indiana FSA, the agency's central office for the
24	24	9 state, administers farm commodity, disaster, and conservation
25	25	10 programs for farmers, and makes guaranteed farm emergency,
26	26	11 ownership, and operating loans through a network of 75
27	27	12 Hoosier county offices;
28	28	13 Whereas, The FSA's responsibilities are organized into five
29	29	14 areas: Farm Programs, Farm Loans, Commodity Operations,
30	30	15 Management, and State Operations. The agency continues to
31	31	16 provide America's farmers with a strong safety net through the
32	32	17 administration of farm commodity programs;
33	33	18 Whereas, The FSA also implements ad hoc disaster programs.
34	34	19 The FSA's longstanding tradition of conserving the nation's
35	35	20 natural resources continues through the Conservation Reserve
36	36	21 Program. Additionally, the agency provides credit to
37	37	22 agricultural producers who are unable to receive private,
38	38	23 commercial credit;
39	39	24 Whereas, The men and women who comprise the Indiana FSA
40	40	25 are public employees who dedicate their careers to public
41	41	26 service by contributing to the industry of agriculture; and
42	42	2024 HC 1040/DI 140 2
43	43	1 Whereas, The Indiana General Assembly is honored to extend
44	44	2 its appreciation and deep gratitude to Indiana's FSA employees
45	45	3 for their hard work, commitment, enthusiasm, and sacrifice in
46	46	4 serving Indiana's farming community: Therefore,
47	47	5 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
48	48	6 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
49	49	7 the Senate concurring:
50	50	8 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly hereby
51	51	9 recognizes the importance of agriculture in the Indiana and
52	52	10 national economies for its remarkable capacity for providing
53	53	11 food, fiber, feed, and fuel to our state and nation; and pays
54	54	12 special attention to the employees of the Farm Service Agency
55	55	13 for the work they do to implement federal programs for
56	56	14 Indiana's agricultural industry.
57	57	15 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
58	58	16 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
59	59	17 Representative Bob Cherry for distribution.
60	60	2024 HC 1040/DI 140