IA

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 101

To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as ‘‘National FFA

Organization Awareness Week’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 4, 1993

Mr. KOPETSKI (for himself, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. WILSON, Mr. LAROCCO,

Mr. GRANDY, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. SARPALIUS, Ms. DANNER, Mr.

EWING, Mr. EMERSON, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. CLEMENT,

Mr. EVANS, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. DE

LUGO, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. PAXON, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. FURSE, Mr. LEACH, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SABO,

Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. ROTH, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. EDWARDS of Texas, Mr.

ROSE, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. MINK, Mr. SKEEN,

Mr. HOKE, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. FROST, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HUGHES, Mr.

JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. PASTOR, Ms. LONG, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. PICKLE, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. DOOLEY, Ms. PELOSI,

Mr. FAZIO, Mr. DIXON, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. HAMBURG,

Mr. SWIFT, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. PETERSON of

Florida, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. STOKES, Mr. TAYLOR

of Mississippi, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. REED, Ms. MARGOLIESMEZVINSKY, Mr. GEJDENSON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine,

Mr. SAWYER, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms.

KAPTUR, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BOUCHER,

Mr. CARR, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MACHTLEY, Mr. MINETA, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. HERGER, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr.

OXLEY, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BROWDER, Mr.

CRAMER, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. TEJEDA, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. WYDEN,

Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. BROOKS, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr.

HASTERT, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. HEFNER, Mr. SKELTON, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HUTTO, Mr.
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HOCHBRUECKNER, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. PETE

GEREN of Texas, Mr. OLVER, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr.

SISISKY, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BONIOR, Miss.

COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TORRES, Mr.

THORNTON, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCNULTY,

Mr. STUMP, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. COBLE, Mr.

TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. WISE, Ms. WATERS, Mr.

MINGE, Mr. VENTO, Mr. WASHINGTON, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr.

MATSUI, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. PARKER, Mr. GREENWOOD,

Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CAMP, Mr. BAESLER, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. MURTHA, Mr.

ORTON, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. KASICH, Mr. KREIDLER, Mr. NEAL

of Massachusetts, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. DICKS, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. BEVILL,

Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. MOORHEAD,

Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PRICE of North

Carolina, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. HYDE, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. WHITTEN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr.

SMITH of Iowa, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. MFUME,

Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FISH, Mr. MYERS of Indiana, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. MOLINARI, Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, Mr. WYNN, Mr. TANNER, Mr.

GILCHREST, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MCHUGH,

Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr.

SPRATT, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mrs. LLOYD, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCCLOSKEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. HAMILTON,

Mr. STARK, and Mr. APPLEGATE) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

JOINT RESOLUTION

To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as

‘‘National FFA Organization Awareness Week’’.

Whereas the National FFA Organization was founded as a

leadership organization for students of agriculture education in public schools;

Whereas each member lives by the FFA motto of Learning

to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve;

Whereas the primary goal of the National FFA Organization

is dedicated to develop competent agricultural leadership,

citizenship, and cooperation;
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Whereas as the National FFA Organization is comprised of

approximately 400,000 members in all 50 States, Puerto

Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, ROTA (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands), Federated States

of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands;

Whereas the National FFA Organization prepares a student

for post-secondary education or employment following

high school;

Whereas the National FFA Organization is only open to

those students enrolled in approved agricultural education programs;

Whereas the National FFA Organization was formally organized on November 20, 1928;

Whereas the National FFA Organization was organized to

foster character development, agricultural leadership, and

responsible citizenship and to supplement training opportunities for students preparing for careers in agriscience,

production agriculture, and agribusiness; and

Whereas the FFA is a national organization of high school

agriculture students preparing for careers in agricultural

production, processing, supply and service, mechanics,

horticulture, forestry, and natural resources: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the week of February 21 through February 27,

4 1993, is designated as ‘‘National FFA Organization

5 Awareness Week’’, and the President of the United States

6 is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling
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1 upon the people of the United States to observe the day

2 with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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