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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION S. RES. 120 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 113th birthday |
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| 6 | 6 | | and celebrating its founder, Juliette Gordon Low, and the legacy of |
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| 7 | 7 | | providing girls with a secure and inclusive space where they can explore |
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| 8 | 8 | | their world, build meaningful relationships, and have access to experi- |
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| 9 | 9 | | ences that prepare them for a life of leadership. |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
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| 11 | 11 | | MARCH10, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Ms. D |
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| 13 | 13 | | UCKWORTH(for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BARRASSO, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Ms. H |
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| 15 | 15 | | ASSAN, Ms. CORTEZMASTO, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. KING) sub- |
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| 16 | 16 | | mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on |
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| 17 | 17 | | the Judiciary |
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| 21 | 18 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 22 | 19 | | Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America |
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| 23 | 20 | | on its 113th birthday and celebrating its founder, Juli- |
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| 24 | 21 | | ette Gordon Low, and the legacy of providing girls with |
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| 25 | 22 | | a secure and inclusive space where they can explore |
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| 26 | 23 | | their world, build meaningful relationships, and have ac- |
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| 27 | 24 | | cess to experiences that prepare them for a life of leader- |
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| 28 | 25 | | ship. |
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| 29 | 26 | | Whereas March 12, 2025, marks the 113th anniversary of |
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| 30 | 27 | | Girl Scouts of the United States of America, whose mis- |
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| 36 | 33 | | Whereas Girl Scouts offers girls 21st century programming |
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| 37 | 34 | | in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), |
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| 38 | 35 | | the outdoors, entrepreneurship, and beyond, helping girls |
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| 39 | 36 | | develop invaluable life skills through the Girl Scout Lead- |
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| 40 | 37 | | ership Experience; |
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| 41 | 38 | | Whereas more than 50,000,000 women—trailblazers, vision- |
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| 42 | 39 | | aries, and leaders—are Girl Scout alums who embody the |
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| 43 | 40 | | Girl Scout mission every day; |
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| 44 | 41 | | Whereas the Girl Scout movement began on March 12, 1912, |
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| 45 | 42 | | when Juliette ‘‘Daisy’’ Gordon Low, a native of Savan- |
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| 46 | 43 | | nah, Georgia, organized a group of 18 girls and provided |
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| 47 | 44 | | them with the opportunity to develop physically, intellec- |
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| 48 | 45 | | tually, socially, and spiritually; |
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| 49 | 46 | | Whereas public service and civic engagement were a corner- |
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| 50 | 47 | | stone of the life of Juliette Gordon Low, and they remain |
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| 51 | 48 | | an important part of the Girl Scout experience, with pro- |
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| 52 | 49 | | gramming designed to encourage girls to learn about |
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| 53 | 50 | | Federal, State, and local government, to research their |
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| 54 | 51 | | elected officials and engage with those officials, and to |
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| 55 | 52 | | become civically minded individuals equipped with the |
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| 56 | 53 | | tools to make a positive change in the world; |
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| 57 | 54 | | Whereas the commitment of the Girl Scouts to getting girls |
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| 58 | 55 | | outdoors, including exciting summer camp experiences, |
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| 59 | 56 | | comes from Juliette Gordon Low’s lifelong appreciation |
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| 60 | 57 | | for nature and the environment; |
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| 61 | 58 | | Whereas Juliette Gordon Low utilized her extensive network |
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| 62 | 59 | | of friends across the country and around the world to es- |
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| 63 | 60 | | tablish the foundation of the Girl Scout movement, cre- |
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| 69 | 66 | | Whereas Juliette Gordon Low, who served as the movement’s |
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| 70 | 67 | | worldwide ambassador and the first Girl Scout Global |
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| 71 | 68 | | Citizen, believed in the power of global connections and |
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| 72 | 69 | | the ability of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to positively |
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| 73 | 70 | | impact their communities and the world; |
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| 74 | 71 | | Whereas, on March 25, 2025, the Juliette Gordon Low Com- |
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| 75 | 72 | | memorative Quarter will be released into circulation by |
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| 76 | 73 | | the United States Mint, celebrating the enduring legacy |
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| 77 | 74 | | of the Girl Scout founder and the Girl Scout movement; |
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| 78 | 75 | | and |
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| 79 | 76 | | Whereas Juliette Gordon Low’s journey from trailblazing |
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| 80 | 77 | | leader to a face on the currency of the United States is |
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| 81 | 78 | | a testament to the power of girls and women everywhere: |
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| 82 | 79 | | Now, therefore, be it |
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| 83 | 80 | | Resolved, That the Senate— 1 |
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| 84 | 81 | | (1) recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States 2 |
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| 85 | 82 | | of America for 113 years of building girls of cour-3 |
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| 86 | 83 | | age, confidence, and character, who make the world 4 |
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| 87 | 84 | | a better place; 5 |
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| 88 | 85 | | (2) congratulates all Girl Scouts who earned the 6 |
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| 89 | 86 | | Gold Award in 2024; 7 |
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| 90 | 87 | | (3) commemorates the trailblazing founder of 8 |
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| 91 | 88 | | Girl Scouts of the United States of America, Juliette 9 |
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| 92 | 89 | | Gordon Low, for making her mark on the currency 10 |
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| 93 | 90 | | of the United States; and 11 |
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