H.Res. 133: 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 Federal charter to Future Farmers of America.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-13 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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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 Federal charter to Future Farmers of America.

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This resolution supports the designation of National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Week. It also celebrates the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America (NFA), which served Black vocational agriculture students in segregated public schools until NFA and FFA became one organization in 1965. The resolution also commemorates the 75th anniversary of the federal charter for the Future Farmers of America.

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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 Federal charter to Future Farmers of America.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] · 67 cosponsors

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jason Smith (R-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Sam Graves (R-MO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Austin Scott (R-GA), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Angie Craig (D-MN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ben Cline (R-VA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Mark Alford (R-MO), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), John W. Rose (R-TN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Tim Moore (R-NC), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), James Comer (R-KY), David J. Taylor (R-OH), Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and 7 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres133.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres133 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills