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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 447 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 447

   Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed 
    Association and recognizing the Association and its members for 
transforming the bounty of United States farmers into safe, nutritious, 
           sustainable, and affordable human and animal food.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2021

  Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed 
    Association and recognizing the Association and its members for 
transforming the bounty of United States farmers into safe, nutritious, 
           sustainable, and affordable human and animal food.

Whereas, on November 9, 1896, a group of 38 grain dealers gathered in Chicago, 
        Illinois, to found the Grain Dealers National Association, which in 
        1970, became the National Grain and Feed Association, to pursue ``the 
        advancement . . . of the common interests of those regularly engaged in 
        the grain business'';
Whereas the origin of the National Grain and Feed Association is rooted in 5 
        pressing needs faced by the grain and feed industry at the turn of the 
        19th century, including the need--

    (1) to establish a uniform system of grain inspection and grading;

    (2) to construct a procedure for settling trade disputes;

    (3) to improve rail grain transportation service;

    (4) to develop fair rules to govern the trading of grain and 
feedstuffs; and

    (5) to elevate the business practices of the industry;

Whereas, in 1901, the National Grain and Feed Association formally established 
        an arbitration system, which is believed to be the oldest industry-based 
        arbitration system in North America, to provide a cost-effective and 
        timely mechanism to resolve disputes involving grain, feed, and barge 
        transactions;
Whereas, with 27 regional and State affiliated associations, the National Grain 
        and Feed Association consists of more than 1,000 grain, feed, 
        processing, exporting, and other grain-related companies that operate 
        approximately 8,000 facilities and handle the majority of all grains and 
        oilseeds in the United States;
Whereas the mission of the National Grain and Feed Association is to ``advocate 
        a global open market environment to efficiently produce and provide a 
        safe, abundant, affordable, sustainable and wholesome supply of grain, 
        oilseeds, feed and related products responsive to market demand'';
Whereas the National Grain and Feed Association fulfills its mission through 
        representation, employee safety and feed quality training, 
        communication, development of future leaders, facilitation of the 
        exchange of ideas, and education to members, government, and the public; 
        and
Whereas the National Grain and Feed Association has advocated for the interests 
        of individuals in the grain, feed, and processing industry with respect 
        to the crafting, consideration, and enactment of major legislation 
        impacting the quality, standards, safety, and transportation of grains, 
        oilseeds, and feed in the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates the 125th anniversary of the National Grain 
        and Feed Association;
            (2) recognizes the National Grain and Feed Association and 
        its members for transforming the bounty of United States 
        farmers into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable 
        human and animal food; and
            (3) commends the National Grain and Feed Association for 
        its longstanding and continuing efforts to advocate for grain, 
        feed, and processing interests critical to the agricultural 
        value chain and the competitiveness of the United States.
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