119-hres260

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 260 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 260

 Designating March 27, 2025, as ``National Women in Agriculture Day''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 27, 2025

Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Ms. Craig, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Panetta, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Brown, Ms. 
Tokuda, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. 
 De La Cruz, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Crawford, 
 Mr. Riley of New York, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Agriculture

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 RESOLUTION

 Designating March 27, 2025, as ``National Women in Agriculture Day''.

Whereas the United States proudly recognizes agriculture as one of the most 
 impactful industries of the United States and acknowledges the countless 
 women who help agriculture prosper both in the United States and abroad;
Whereas there are more than 1,200,000 female agricultural producers in the 
 United States, making up more than \1/3\ of the agricultural producers 
 in the United States;
Whereas, in 2022, farms operated by women in the United States sold 
 $222,000,000,000 in agricultural products, accounting for 36 percent of 
 the total agriculture sales in the United States for that year;
Whereas, in addition to leading farming operations, women working in agriculture 
 make a difference across the United States in various commodity and 
 industry fields, including research and development, manufacturing, 
 sales and distribution, agricultural education, agribusiness, and 
 advocacy, which extend benefits to individuals across the globe through 
 the international trade of the United States;
Whereas the United States recognizes that women are vital in fostering the next 
 generation of the agricultural workforce by promoting science, 
 technology, engineering, mathematics, and agricultural education and 
 entrepreneurial and community initiatives by serving as mentors for the 
 4-H Program, the National FFA Organization, the Cooperative Extension 
 System, and numerous postsecondary agricultural science educator 
 programs;
Whereas March is National Women's History Month; and
Whereas female professionals, instructors, and leaders in the agricultural field 
 should be celebrated for their efforts during National Ag Week, which 
 takes place between March 23 and March 29, 2025: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) recognizes the important role of women in agriculture 
 as producers, educators, leaders, mentors, and more; and

    (2) encourages all citizens to--
        (A) recognize women working in agriculture; and
        (B) praise the significant positive impact those 
 women have on the food resources and the agricultural 
 workforce of the United States by encouraging and 
 empowering women to--
            (i) enter the agricultural field, which is 
 a high-demand field of work;
            (ii) cultivate opportunities to lead; and
            (iii) feed a hungry world.
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