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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 781 

Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 106th birthday 

and the importance of leadership development for girls. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2018 

Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. JODY

B. HICE of Georgia, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Mr. MAST, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. YOHO, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, 

Mr. HARPER, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. 

GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. WEBER of 

Texas, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. BABIN, 

and Mr. DUNN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America 

on its 106th birthday and the importance of leadership 

development for girls. 

Whereas the Girl Scout Movement began on March 12, 1912, 

in Savannah, Georgia, by Juliette ‘‘Daisy’’ Gordon Low, 

whose life mission was to prepare girls to face the world 

with courage, confidence, and character in order to make 

the world a better place, and through whose legacy, Girl 

Scouts continues to have an extraordinary influence on 

the lives of millions of girls across the country; 


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Whereas Girl Scouts is recognized as a national and world 

leader in providing the best leadership development experience for girls, bringing time-tested methods and research-backed programs that speak to the strengths of 

girl-leadership development, backed by more than 100 

years of experience and expertise in the field; 

Whereas, today, Girl Scouts is 2.6 million strong—1.8 million 

girls and 800,000 adults who believe in the power of 

every G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) 

to change the world; 

Whereas Girl Scouts offers hands-on, girl-led, girl-centered 

learning in science, technology, engineering, and math 

(STEM), the outdoors, entrepreneurship, and beyond, 

helping girls develop invaluable life skills and take the 

lead early and often; 

Whereas, in its second century of service to girls, Girl Scouts 

is continuing a legacy of creating gender-balanced leadership in the United States and the world by providing 

girls with the tools to become leaders dedicated to making this country and the world a better place; 

Whereas Girl Scouts has been instrumental in working to develop female leaders in government, business, and public 

service; 

Whereas virtually every female astronaut who has flown in 

space is a Girl Scout alumna, as are the majority of female CEOs; 

Whereas 57 percent of female Members of the House of Representatives, 76 percent of females in the Senate, and 80 

percent of female State Governors were Girl Scouts; 


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Whereas, today, more than 50 million American women are 

Girl Scout alumnae and 2.6 million girls and adult volunteers are active members; 

Whereas, while Girl Scouts has evolved over the years, the 

fundamental experience of being part of the Girl Scout 

organization connects generations of women; 

Whereas only Girl Scouts offers girls a one-of-a-kind opportunity to become a Gold Award Girl Scout by engaging 

in leadership at the highest levels while addressing an 

issue they feel passionately about; 

Whereas the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl 

Scout can earn, acknowledges each recipient’s power and 

dedication to not only bettering herself but to making the 

world a better place for others; and 

Whereas, from the boardroom to the courtroom to the caucus 

room, the need for female leadership has never been 

clearer or more urgent than it is today—and only Girl 

Scouts has the expertise to give girls and young women 

the tools they need to empower themselves and assume 

their rightful role as leaders: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 106th birthday of Girl Scouts 

3 of the United States of America and the remarkable 

4 impact Girl Scouts has had on American life, our 

5 communities, and our world; and 

6 (2) commends Girl Scouts for working to en7 sure that all girls get the support and tools they 


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1 need to succeed and become the Nation’s future 

2 leaders. 

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