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2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 133 |
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5 | 5 | | Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February |
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6 | 6 | | 22, 2025, as ‘‘National FFA Week’’, recognizing the important role |
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7 | 7 | | of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation |
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8 | 8 | | of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniver- |
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9 | 9 | | sary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the |
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10 | 10 | | Federal charter to Future Farmers of America. |
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11 | 11 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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12 | 12 | | FEBRUARY13, 2025 |
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13 | 13 | | Mr. M |
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14 | 14 | | ANN(for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. THOMPSONof Pennsylvania, Ms. |
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15 | 15 | | B |
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16 | 16 | | ONAMICI, Mr. SMITHof Missouri, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. |
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17 | 17 | | D |
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18 | 18 | | AVISof North Carolina, Mr. ROGERSof Alabama, Ms. DAVIDSof Kan- |
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19 | 19 | | sas, Mr. W |
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20 | 20 | | ESTERMAN, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Ms. BUDZINSKI, |
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21 | 21 | | Mr. V |
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22 | 22 | | ALADAO, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRAVES, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. AUS- |
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23 | 23 | | TINSCOTTof Georgia, Ms. MCDONALDRIVET, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. |
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25 | 25 | | RAIG, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. SMITHof Nebraska, |
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26 | 26 | | Mr. B |
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27 | 27 | | ERGMAN, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr. BOST, Mr. BACON, Mr. |
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28 | 28 | | F |
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29 | 29 | | ITZPATRICK, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. KELLYof Mississippi, |
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30 | 30 | | Mr. C |
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31 | 31 | | LINE, Mr. ESTES, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. |
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33 | 33 | | AMALFA, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. |
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34 | 34 | | F |
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35 | 35 | | LOOD, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. VANORDEN, Ms. DELACRUZ, Mr. ROSE, Mr. |
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36 | 36 | | S |
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37 | 37 | | COTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. MOOREof North Carolina, Mr. |
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38 | 38 | | M |
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39 | 39 | | ESSMER, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. KELLYof Pennsylvania, Mr. MCDOWELL, |
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40 | 40 | | Mr. G |
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41 | 41 | | OODEN, Mr. NUNNof Iowa, Mr. HURDof Colorado, Ms. LEEof |
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42 | 42 | | Florida, Mrs. M |
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43 | 43 | | ILLERof Illinois, Mr. COMER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. |
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45 | 45 | | ROTHMAN, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. |
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46 | 46 | | L |
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47 | 47 | | UCAS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the |
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48 | 48 | | Committee on Agriculture |
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49 | 49 | | RESOLUTION |
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50 | 50 | | Expressing support for the designation of February 15 |
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51 | 51 | | through February 22, 2025, as ‘‘National FFA Week’’, |
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54 | 54 | | •HRES 133 IH |
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55 | 55 | | recognizing the important role of the National FFA Or- |
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56 | 56 | | ganization in developing the next generation of leaders |
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57 | 57 | | who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th |
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58 | 58 | | anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th |
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59 | 59 | | anniversary of the Federal charter to Future Farmers |
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60 | 60 | | of America. |
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61 | 61 | | Whereas the National FFA Organization (referred to in this |
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62 | 62 | | preamble as ‘‘FFA’’) was established in 1928; |
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63 | 63 | | Whereas the mission of FFA is to make a positive difference |
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64 | 64 | | in the lives of students by developing their potential for |
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65 | 65 | | premier leadership, personal growth, and career success |
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66 | 66 | | through agricultural education; |
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67 | 67 | | Whereas the FFA has more than 1,000,000 members in |
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68 | 68 | | 9,235 chapters in all 50 States, the Commonwealth of |
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69 | 69 | | Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the |
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70 | 70 | | District of Columbia; |
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71 | 71 | | Whereas FFA welcomes all students; |
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72 | 72 | | Whereas more than 14,000 FFA advisors and agricultural |
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73 | 73 | | education teachers deliver an integrated model of agricul- |
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74 | 74 | | tural education, providing students with an innovative |
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75 | 75 | | and cutting-edge education; |
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76 | 76 | | Whereas FFA facilitates formative experiences, altering the |
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77 | 77 | | course of students’ lives for the better; |
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78 | 78 | | Whereas FFA members develop the necessary career-readi- |
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79 | 79 | | ness skills to continue their education in college or to |
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80 | 80 | | enter the workforce immediately; |
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81 | 81 | | Whereas FFA prepares members to be globally conscious citi- |
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82 | 82 | | zens of their community, their State, their country, and |
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83 | 83 | | the world; |
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87 | 87 | | Whereas FFA provides opportunities to demonstrate literacy, |
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88 | 88 | | advocacy, and technical skills in agriculture, food, and |
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89 | 89 | | natural resources; and |
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90 | 90 | | Whereas FFA members will celebrate ‘‘National FFA Week’’ |
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91 | 91 | | during the week of February 15 through February 22, |
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92 | 92 | | 2025: Now, therefore, be it |
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93 | 93 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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94 | 94 | | (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National FFA 2 |
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95 | 95 | | Week’’; 3 |
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96 | 96 | | (2) recognizes the important role of the Na-4 |
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97 | 97 | | tional FFA Organization (FFA) in developing the 5 |
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98 | 98 | | next generation of globally conscious leaders who will 6 |
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99 | 99 | | change the world; 7 |
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100 | 100 | | (3) celebrates the 90th anniversary of New 8 |
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101 | 101 | | Farmers of America (NFA) which served Black vo-9 |
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102 | 102 | | cational agriculture students in segregated public 10 |
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103 | 103 | | schools, until NFA and FFA became one organiza-11 |
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104 | 104 | | tion in 1965; and 12 |
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105 | 105 | | (4) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 13 |
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106 | 106 | | 81st Congress passing a bill that granted Future 14 |
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107 | 107 | | Farmers of America a Federal charter, which later 15 |
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108 | 108 | | became Public Law 81–740 when President Harry 16 |
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109 | 109 | | S. Truman signed the bill on August 30, 1950. 17 |
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