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III117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. RES. 800IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 27, 2022Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Mr. Wicker) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryNovember 17, 2022Considered and agreed to with an amended preambleRESOLUTIONCelebrating 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; andWhereas October 30, 2022, marks the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation: Now, therefore, be it

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.