IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 775 
Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the National Grain and Feed Associa-
tion and celebrating the history and longstanding efforts of the Associa-
tion and its members in transforming the American farmer’s bounty 
into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable human and animal food. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2021 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. O’HALLERAN, 
Mr. MANN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
LATURNER, Mr. ESTES, Mr. KIND, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. CORREA, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. 
HAGEDORN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. ROSENDALE) submitted the following resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 125th anniversary of the National Grain 
and Feed Association and celebrating the history and 
longstanding efforts of the Association and its members 
in transforming the American farmer’s bounty 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 (later changed to the National 
Grain and Feed Association in 1970), to pursue ‘‘the ad-
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vancement of the common interests of those who are reg-
ularly engaged in the grain business’’; 
Whereas the origin of the National Grain and Feed Associa-
tion is rooted in 5 pressing needs faced by the grain and 
feed industry at the turn of the 19th century, including 
the need to establish a uniform system of grain inspec-
tion and grading, the need to construct a procedure for 
settling trade disputes, the need to improve rail grain 
transportation service, the need to develop fair rules to 
govern the trading of grain and feedstuffs, and the need 
to elevate the business practices of the industry; 
Whereas, in 1901, the National Grain and Feed Association 
formally established an arbitration system (which is be-
lieved to be North America’s oldest industry-based arbi-
tration system) to provide for 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 vast majority of all United 
States grains and oilseeds; 
Whereas the mission of the National Grain and Feed Associa-
tion is to ‘‘advocate a global open market environment to 
efficiently produce and provide a safe, abundant, afford-
able, 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 fu-
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ture leaders, facilitation of the exchange of ideas, and 
education to members, government, and the public; and 
Whereas the National Grain and Feed Association has advo-
cated the interests of the men and women in the grain, 
feed, and processing industry with respect to the crafting, 
consideration, and codifying of major legislation impact-
ing the quality, standards, safety, and transportation of 
United States grains, oilseeds, and feed: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 125th anniversary of the 
National Grain and Feed Association; 
(2) recognizes the National Grain and Feed As-
sociation for 125 years of promoting the noble pur-
pose of its members in transforming the American 
farmer’s bounty into safe, nutritious, sustainable, 
and affordable human and animal food; and 
(3) commends the National Grain and Feed As-
sociation for its longstanding and continuing efforts 
to advocate for grain, feed, and processing interests 
critical to the entire agricultural value chain and the 
competitiveness of the United States of America. 
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