IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1024 
Recognizing World Thinking Day as an annual celebration where members 
of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), 
including members of Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), champion inter-
national friendship and take the opportunity to speak out about issues 
that affect girls and young women across the globe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 
Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mrs. LESKO, 
Ms. LEE of Nevada, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing World Thinking Day as an annual celebration 
where members of the World Association of Girl Guides 
and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), including members of Girl 
Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), champion international 
friendship and take the opportunity to speak out about 
issues that affect girls and young women across the 
globe. 
Whereas, for over 100 years, Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding 
have transformed the lives of girls and young women 
worldwide, supporting and empowering them to achieve 
their fullest potential and become responsible citizens of 
the world; 
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•HRES 1024 IH 
Whereas February 22, 2024, marks the 98th World Thinking 
Day; 
Whereas 2024 World Thinking Day calls on girls to think 
about the issues of environmental stewardship and global 
poverty and consider how working together they can cre-
ate a more prosperous future where all girls can thrive 
in an environmentally sustainable world free of poverty; 
Whereas World Thinking Day has been celebrated since 1926 
by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world in 153 
countries; 
Whereas, on World Thinking Day, nearly 9,000,000 girls 
worldwide celebrate the history and impact of the Girl 
Scout movement, connect to the worldwide sisterhood, 
speak out and take action on issues that girls and young 
women care about, and make a positive impact by fund-
raising for projects around the world; 
Whereas for more than 100 years, over 250,000,000 Girl 
Guides and Girl Scouts have changed lives and built a 
better world through leadership development, community 
action, service to others, peer education, and advocacy; 
Whereas Girl Scouts of the USA, the largest girl leadership 
organization in the United States, was founded on the 
principles of global connection, sisterhood, and citizen-
ship; 
Whereas Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low believed in 
the power of global connections and providing girls with 
opportunities to engage with the natural world; 
Whereas Girl Scouts commitment to fostering a love of the 
outdoors instills a lifelong appreciation for nature and re-
spect for the importance of respecting the environment; 
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•HRES 1024 IH 
Whereas, as a member organization of the World Association 
of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts is part of an 
international sisterhood of 10,000,000 girls and young 
women in 153 countries and is committed to offering 
girls more opportunities to engage with communities 
worldwide, make meaningful global connections, and ex-
plore global citizenship; and 
Whereas the World Thinking Day badge is the most earned 
award in Girl Scouts, with over 150,000 girls earning the 
award annually in the United States, and the most 
earned badge worldwide, with over 1,300,000 participants 
in the last 10 years: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes World Thinking Day as a cele-
bration of international friendship between girls 
across the world; and 
(2) recognizes the 2024 World Thinking Day 
theme, Our World, Our Thriving Future: The Envi-
ronment and Global Poverty, as an opportunity to 
understand the connections between the well-being of 
our planet and the sustainability of our commu-
nities. 
Æ 
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