[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 800 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 800

   Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau 
                              Federation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 27, 2022

 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. Wicker) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           November 17, 2022

           Considered and agreed to with an amended preamble

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau 
                              Federation.

Whereas the American Farm Bureau was created in 1919 to disseminate college 
        research results to farmers;
Whereas, since 1919, the American Farm Bureau has since grown into one of the 
        strongest advocacy organizations in the United States, with 6,000,000 
        members and affiliated services and member benefits that include highly 
        respected insurance companies;
Whereas the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation was officially chartered on 
        October 30, 1922, in Jackson, Mississippi, as a proud state affiliate of 
        the American Farm Bureau;
Whereas C.L. Neill of Jones County was elected as the first president of the 
        Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation;
Whereas the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is a strong voice of agriculture 
        for farmers, ranchers, and rural Mississippians;
Whereas the mission of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation is to create an 
        environment in which Mississippi farmers, ranchers, and Farm Bureau 
        members can have a better life and make a better living; and
Whereas October 30, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm 
        Bureau Federation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) celebrates October 30, 2022, as the 100th anniversary 
        of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation; and
            (2) commemorates the history, effective advocacy, and 
        contributions to agriculture in Mississippi of the Mississippi 
        Farm Bureau Federation.
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