[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 101 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 101

 To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as ``National FFA 
                     Organization Awareness Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1993

 Mr. Kopetski (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Wilson, Mr. LaRocco, 
 Mr. Grandy, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Sarpalius, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ewing, 
 Mr. Emerson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clement, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
Poshard, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. de Lugo, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Wheat, 
   Mr. Slattery, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
Leach, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Valentine, Mr. Roth, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
  Edwards of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
Mink, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Natcher, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
  Slaughter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hughes, Mr. 
 Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Moran, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
 Long, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Pickle, 
Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Dooley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Dixon, 
 Mr. Inslee, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Hamburg, Mr. Swift, Mr. Darden, Mr. 
Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Ford of Michigan, Mr. 
  Rahall, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
Reed, Ms. Margolies-Mezvinsky, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Andrews 
  of Maine, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
Bryant, Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Lehman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Kaptur, 
  Mr. Traficant, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Carr, Mr. 
  McCollum, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Machtley, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
 Berman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
  Mr. Hobson, Mr. Browder, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Tejeda, Mrs. 
Kennelly, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Unsoeld, Mr. Brooks, Ms. Schenk, Mr. Lewis of 
  Georgia, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Quillen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
      Filner, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Hutto, Mr. 
Hochbrueckner, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pete Geren of 
   Texas, Mr. Olver, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
Gordon, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Bonior, Miss. Collins of Michigan, 
  Mr. Stupak, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Torres, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Andrews of New 
  Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
 Gunderson, Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
Wise, Ms. Waters, Mr. Minge, Mr. Vento, Mr. Washington, Mr. Bacchus of 
     Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Levin, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. Camp, Mr. Baesler, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
Doolittle, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Orton, 
      Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kreidler, Mr. Neal of 
  Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Dicks, Ms. Shepherd, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
Houghton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Jefferson, 
  Mr. Rangel, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Brown of 
   California, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Edwards of California, Mr. Whitten, Mr. 
Visclosky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of Iowa, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
  Foglietta, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fish, Mr. Myers of 
 Indiana, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Wynn, 
  Mr. Tanner, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
   McHugh, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Manton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coppersmith, Mr. 
 Spratt, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Blackwell, Mrs. Lloyd, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
 McCloskey, Mr. Owens, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Stark, and Mr. 
    Applegate) introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

                           February 16, 1993

               Additional sponsor: Mr. Smith of Michigan

                           February 16, 1993

 Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged; considered and 
                                 passed

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
 To designate February 21 through February 27, 1993, as ``National FFA 
                     Organization Awareness Week''.

Whereas the National FFA Organization was founded as a leadership organization 
        for students of agriculture education in public schools;
Whereas each member lives by the FFA motto of Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, 
        Earning to Live, Living to Serve;
Whereas the primary goal of the National FFA Organization is dedicated to 
        develop competent agricultural leadership, citizenship, and cooperation;
Whereas as the National FFA Organization is comprised of approximately 400,000 
        members in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, 
        ROTA (Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands), Federated States of 
        Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands;
Whereas the National FFA Organization prepares a student for post-secondary 
        education or employment following high school;
Whereas the National FFA Organization is only open to those students enrolled in 
        approved agricultural education programs;
Whereas the National FFA Organization was formally organized on November 20, 
        1928;
Whereas the National FFA Organization was organized to foster character 
        development, agricultural leadership, and responsible citizenship and to 
        supplement training opportunities for students preparing for careers in 
        agriscience, production agriculture, and agribusiness; and
Whereas the FFA is a national organization of high school agriculture students 
        preparing for careers in agricultural production, processing, supply and 
        service, mechanics, horticulture, forestry, and natural resources: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of February 21 
through February 27, 1993, is designated as ``National FFA Organization 
Awareness Week'', and the President of the United States is authorized 
and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the 
United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and 
activities.

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