IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 784 
Recognizing the value of coffee to the United States and expressing support 
for September 29, 2025, to be designated as ‘‘National Coffee Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. CASE, Mr. HERN?NDEZ, Mr. 
TRAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. TORRES
of California, and Ms. 
BONAMICI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the value of coffee to the United States and 
expressing support for September 29, 2025, to be des-
ignated as ‘‘National Coffee Day’’. 
Whereas more than 150,000,000 Americans drink over 
400,000,000 cups of coffee each day, making coffee one 
of the most consumed beverages in the United States; 
Whereas the United States coffee industry supports more 
than 2,200,000 American jobs and contributes over 
$343,000,000,000 annually to the national economy, in-
cluding $38,000,000,000 in Federal, State, and local tax 
revenue; 
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Whereas every congressional district in the United States in-
cludes coffee shops, roasters, or stakeholders in the coffee 
supply chain; 
Whereas domestic coffee farms and farmers in Hawai’i and 
Puerto Rico have grown coffee for centuries and produce 
a high-quality and iconic crop that helps fuel a growing 
specialty coffee market; 
Whereas domestic coffee businesses exported more than 
$1,100,000,000 of coffee and coffee products in 2024; 
Whereas coffee plays a vital role in United States trade and 
economic development policy, with over 99 percent of cof-
fee consumed in the United States imported from coffee- 
growing regions around the world; 
Whereas more than 80 percent of coffee is grown by more 
than 25,000,000 smallholder farmers in developing coun-
tries and 125,000,000 people around the world depend on 
coffee for their livelihoods; 
Whereas the resilience of the global coffee supply chain is 
critical to United States economic stability, consumer 
choice, and sustaining global partnerships; 
Whereas the bipartisan Congressional Coffee Caucus provides 
a forum for Members of the House of Representatives to 
uplift coffee’s positive impact on the United States econ-
omy, advance health research into the benefits of coffee 
for consumers, and strengthen the resilience of the global 
coffee supply chain, including United States and global 
coffee farmers and distributors; 
Whereas, on June 12, 2025, Members of the Congressional 
Coffee Caucus sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Trade 
Representative affirming the value of coffee to the United 
States economy and urging the removal of tariffs on im-
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ported coffee to protect American jobs, support trade 
partnerships, and ensure stable access for consumers; 
and 
Whereas National Coffee Day will be recognized this year on 
September 29, 2025: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Cof-
fee Day’’; 
(2) recognizes the contributions of coffee grow-
ers, importers, roasters, retailers, baristas, research-
ers, and other workers across the coffee value chain; 
(3) supports efforts to strengthen domestic and 
global coffee supply chains, including investment in 
agricultural research, climate resilience, and farmer 
livelihoods; 
(4) encourages continued scientific research 
into the health effects of drinking coffee; 
(5) supports coffee as a key part of trade and 
economic policies to build a strong United States 
coffee market and to advance broad-based social and 
economic development in coffee-growing countries 
that advance United States national security inter-
ests; and 
(6) celebrates coffee’s unique and valuable role 
in the American culture and economy. 
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