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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 39
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Farm Bureau Federation
and celebrating the long history of the American Farm Bureau Federa-
tion representing the farmers of the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 31, 2019
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr.
CARPER, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Mr.
COTTON, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. ENZI, Ms.
ERNST, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs.
HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, Mr.
KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. MERKLEY,
Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr.
ROBERTS, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr.
THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WICKER, and
Ms. STABENOW) submitted the following resolution; which was considered
and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Farm
Bureau Federation and celebrating the long history of
the American Farm Bureau Federation representing the
farmers of the United States.
Whereas, on November 12, 1919, a group of farmers met in
Chicago, Illinois, to found the American Farm Bureau
Federation, with the goal of ‘‘making the business of
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farming more profitable and the community a better
place to live’’;
Whereas James Howard, the first president of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, said in 1920, ‘‘What’s good for
the farmers is good for America’’;
Whereas, with State farm bureaus in all 50 States and Puer-
to Rico, 2,800 county farm bureaus, and 6,000,000 mem-
ber families, the American Farm Bureau Federation is
one of the largest farmer organizations in the United
States;
Whereas the mission of the American Farm Bureau Federa-
tion is to ‘‘enhance and strengthen the lives of rural
Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural
communities’’;
Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation fulfills its
mission—
(1) by representing farm and ranch families united
for the purpose of formulating action to improve the
rural United States;
(2) by supporting educational improvement, eco-
nomic opportunity, and social advancement; and
(3) by promoting the well-being of the people of the
United States;
Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation has rep-
resented the interests of farmers with respect to the con-
sideration and enactment of all major legislation impact-
ing farmers since the founding of the American Farm
Bureau Federation; and
Whereas the American Farm Bureau Federation plays a vital
role in promoting the well-being of the people of the
United States—
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(1) by analyzing the problems faced by farm and
ranch families; and
(2) by formulating action to achieve the goals of
farm and ranch families: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
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(1) commemorates the 100th anniversary of the
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American Farm Bureau Federation;
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(2) recognizes the American Farm Bureau Fed-
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eration for 100 years of promoting farm and ranch
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interests for the benefit of the people of the United
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States; and
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(3) applauds the American Farm Bureau Fed-
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eration for its past, present, and future efforts to
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advocate for farm interests that are critical to the
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United States.
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