,,iii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #hi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ba 7legislative day1 ,february #bj71 #bjbe,mr4 ,young 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,ossoff1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,expressing support for the designation of ,february #ae through ,february #bb1 #bjbe1 as ,national ,,ffa ,week1 recognizing the important role of the ,national ,,ffa ,organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world1 and celebrating the #ijth anniversary of ,new ,farmers of ,america and the #geth anniversary of the ,future ,farmers of ,america ,federal charter4 ,whereas the ,national ,,ffa ,organization 7referred to in this preamble as ,,ffa7 was established in #aibh2 ,whereas the mission of ,,ffa is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership1 personal growth1 and career success through agricultural education2 ,whereas the ,,ffa has more than #a1jjj1jjj members in #i1bce chapters in all #ej ,states1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and the ,district of ,columbia2 ,whereas ,,ffa welcomes all students2 ,whereas more than #ac1jjj ,,ffa advisors and agricultural education teachers deliver an integrated model of agricultural education1 providing students with an innovative and cutting-edge education2 ,whereas ,,ffa facilitates formative experiences1 altering the course of students' lives for the better2 ,whereas ,,ffa members develop the necessary career-readiness skills to continue their education in college or to enter the workforce immediately2 ,whereas ,,ffa prepares members to be globally conscious citizens of their community1 their ,state1 their country1 and the world2 ,whereas ,,ffa provides opportunities to demonstrate literacy1 advocacy1 and technical skills in agriculture1 food1 and natural resources2 and ,whereas ,,ffa members will celebrate ,national ,,ffa ,week during the week of ,february #ae through ,february #bb1 #bjbe3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation of ,february #ae through ,february #bb1 #bjbe1 as ,national ,,ffa ,week2 7#b7 recognizes the important role of the ,national ,,ffa ,organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world2 7#c7 celebrates the #ijth anniversary of ,new ,farmers of ,america which served ,black vocational agriculture students in segregated public schools1 until ,,nfa and ,,ffa became one organization in #aife2 and 7#d7 commemorates the #geth anniversary of ,president ,harry ,s4 ,truman signing into law the bill that provided the ,federal charter for the ,future ,farmers of ,america on ,august #cj1 #aiej4