Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as “National FFA Week”, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the Future Farmers of America Federal charter.

S. Res. 89 · 119th Congress · Feb 21, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the Future Farmers of America Federal charter.

That the Senate—

(1)

supports the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as “National FFA Week”;

(2)

recognizes the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world;

(3)

celebrates the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America which served Black vocational agriculture students in segregated public schools, until NFA and FFA became one organization in 1965; and

(4)

commemorates the 75th anniversary of President Harry S. Truman signing into law the bill that provided the Federal charter for the Future Farmers of America on August 30, 1950.

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Feb 21, 2025viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Young (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Justice, Mr. Booker, Mr. Daines, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Risch, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Collins, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Wicker, Mr. King, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Luján, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Thune, Mr. Banks, Mr. Sheehy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Budd, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Cramer) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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