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44 STSESSION H. RES. 133
55 Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February
66 22, 2025, as ‘‘National FFA Week’’, recognizing the important role
77 of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation
88 of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniver-
99 sary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the
1010 Federal charter to Future Farmers of America.
1111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1212 FEBRUARY13, 2025
1313 Mr. M
1414 ANN(for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. THOMPSONof Pennsylvania, Ms.
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1616 ONAMICI, Mr. SMITHof Missouri, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr.
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1818 AVISof North Carolina, Mr. ROGERSof Alabama, Ms. DAVIDSof Kan-
1919 sas, Mr. W
2020 ESTERMAN, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Ms. BUDZINSKI,
2121 Mr. V
2222 ALADAO, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. GRAVES, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. AUS-
2323 TINSCOTTof Georgia, Ms. MCDONALDRIVET, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms.
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2525 RAIG, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. SMITHof Nebraska,
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2727 ERGMAN, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Mr. BOST, Mr. BACON, Mr.
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2929 ITZPATRICK, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. KELLYof Mississippi,
3030 Mr. C
3131 LINE, Mr. ESTES, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. ALFORD, Mr.
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3333 AMALFA, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr.
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3535 LOOD, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. VANORDEN, Ms. DELACRUZ, Mr. ROSE, Mr.
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3737 COTTFRANKLINof Florida, Mr. MOOREof North Carolina, Mr.
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3939 ESSMER, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. KELLYof Pennsylvania, Mr. MCDOWELL,
4040 Mr. G
4141 OODEN, Mr. NUNNof Iowa, Mr. HURDof Colorado, Ms. LEEof
4242 Florida, Mrs. M
4343 ILLERof Illinois, Mr. COMER, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr.
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4545 ROTHMAN, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr.
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4747 UCAS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
4848 Committee on Agriculture
4949 RESOLUTION
5050 Expressing support for the designation of February 15
5151 through February 22, 2025, as ‘‘National FFA Week’’,
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5454 •HRES 133 IH
5555 recognizing the important role of the National FFA Or-
5656 ganization in developing the next generation of leaders
5757 who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th
5858 anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th
5959 anniversary of the Federal charter to Future Farmers
6060 of America.
6161 Whereas the National FFA Organization (referred to in this
6262 preamble as ‘‘FFA’’) was established in 1928;
6363 Whereas the mission of FFA is to make a positive difference
6464 in the lives of students by developing their potential for
6565 premier leadership, personal growth, and career success
6666 through agricultural education;
6767 Whereas the FFA has more than 1,000,000 members in
6868 9,235 chapters in all 50 States, the Commonwealth of
6969 Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
7070 District of Columbia;
7171 Whereas FFA welcomes all students;
7272 Whereas more than 14,000 FFA advisors and agricultural
7373 education teachers deliver an integrated model of agricul-
7474 tural education, providing students with an innovative
7575 and cutting-edge education;
7676 Whereas FFA facilitates formative experiences, altering the
7777 course of students’ lives for the better;
7878 Whereas FFA members develop the necessary career-readi-
7979 ness skills to continue their education in college or to
8080 enter the workforce immediately;
8181 Whereas FFA prepares members to be globally conscious citi-
8282 zens of their community, their State, their country, and
8383 the world;
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8787 Whereas FFA provides opportunities to demonstrate literacy,
8888 advocacy, and technical skills in agriculture, food, and
8989 natural resources; and
9090 Whereas FFA members will celebrate ‘‘National FFA Week’’
9191 during the week of February 15 through February 22,
9292 2025: Now, therefore, be it
9393 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
9494 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National FFA 2
9595 Week’’; 3
9696 (2) recognizes the important role of the Na-4
9797 tional FFA Organization (FFA) in developing the 5
9898 next generation of globally conscious leaders who will 6
9999 change the world; 7
100100 (3) celebrates the 90th anniversary of New 8
101101 Farmers of America (NFA) which served Black vo-9
102102 cational agriculture students in segregated public 10
103103 schools, until NFA and FFA became one organiza-11
104104 tion in 1965; and 12
105105 (4) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 13
106106 81st Congress passing a bill that granted Future 14
107107 Farmers of America a Federal charter, which later 15
108108 became Public Law 81–740 when President Harry 16
109109 S. Truman signed the bill on August 30, 1950. 17
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