IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 198 
Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 111th birthday 
and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a safe, inclusive space 
where they can explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and 
have access to experiences that prepare them for a life of leadership. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. ROD-
GERS
of Washington, Mrs. WATSON
COLEMAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. 
MCCOLLUM, Ms. MACE, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. KAPTUR) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America 
on its 111th birthday and celebrating its legacy of pro-
viding girls with a safe, inclusive space where they can 
explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and 
have access to experiences that prepare them for a life 
of leadership. 
Whereas March 12, 2023, marks the 111th anniversary of 
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the largest 
and most impactful leadership program for girls in the 
world; 
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Whereas, today, more than 50,000,000 women—trailblazers, 
visionaries, and leaders—are Girl Scout alums who have 
made the world a better place; 
Whereas, in July 2023, Girl Scouts will host its triennial con-
vention where more than 10,000 girls, alums, and sup-
porters from across the movement will gather to explore, 
create, and grow alongside thousands of fellow change-
makers, dreamers, and doers; 
Whereas, during a time when girls are dealing with the im-
pacts of pandemic-related learning loss, Girl Scouts offers 
important out-of-school and afterschool learning enrich-
ment and skill-building opportunities that expand their 
world, allow them to cultivate their talents, and ensure 
they can confidently pursue their passions and make the 
world a better place; 
Whereas, since its beginnings, Girl Scouts has emphasized 
public service and civic engagement, and has fostered a 
sense of community in girls; 
Whereas during a time when girls are experiencing increased 
levels of anxiety, stress, loneliness, and depression, Girl 
Scouts continues to provide community, consistency, and 
connection for girls and is a safe haven in all the uncer-
tainty; 
Whereas Girl Scouts’ commitment to getting girls outdoors, 
including exciting summer camp experiences, instills a 
lifelong appreciation for nature and the environment, and 
is more critical than ever as the Nation emerges from the 
pandemic; 
Whereas at a time when civics education is missing from 
many schools, Girl Scouts engages girls of all grade levels 
in civics programming that deepens their understanding 
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of democracy and government, prepares them for a life-
time of civic engagement, and motivates them to take ac-
tion on issues that are important to them; 
Whereas Girl Scouts offers girls 21st century programming 
in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), 
the outdoors, entrepreneurship, and beyond, helping girls 
develop invaluable life skills; 
Whereas Gold Award Girl Scouts take on projects that have 
a measurable and sustainable impact on a community by 
assessing a need, designing a solution, completing a 
project, and inspiring others to sustain it; and 
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 152 countries and is committed to offering 
girls more opportunities to engage with communities 
worldwide, make meaningful global connections, and ex-
plore global citizenship: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States 
of America for 111 years of providing girls with a 
safe, inclusive, all-girl space where they can hone 
their skills and develop leadership abilities; 
(2) congratulates all Girl Scouts who earned the 
Gold Award in 2022; and 
(3) encourages Girl Scouts of the United States 
of America to continue to champion the ambitions, 
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