[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8241]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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    SENATE RESOLUTION 447--CELEBRATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
NATIONAL GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION AND RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION AND 
 ITS MEMBERS FOR TRANSFORMING THE BOUNTY OF UNITED STATES FARMERS INTO 
  SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, SUSTAINABLE, AND AFFORDABLE HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD

  Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry:

                              S. Res. 447

       Whereas, on November 9, 1896, a group of 38 grain dealers 
     gathered in Chicago, Illinois, to found the Grain Dealers 
     National Association, which in 1970, became the National 
     Grain and Feed Association, to pursue ``the advancement . . . 
     of the common interests of those regularly engaged in the 
     grain business'';
       Whereas the origin of the National Grain and Feed 
     Association is rooted in 5 pressing needs faced by the grain 
     and feed industry at the turn of the 19th century, including 
     the need--
       (1) to establish a uniform system of grain inspection and 
     grading;
       (2) to construct a procedure for settling trade disputes;
       (3) to improve rail grain transportation service;
       (4) to develop fair rules to govern the trading of grain 
     and feedstuffs; and
       (5) to elevate the business practices of the industry;
       Whereas, in 1901, the National Grain and Feed Association 
     formally established an arbitration system, which is believed 
     to be the oldest industry-based arbitration system in North 
     America, to provide a cost-effective and timely mechanism to 
     resolve disputes involving grain, feed, and barge 
     transactions;
       Whereas, with 27 regional and State affiliated 
     associations, the National Grain and Feed Association 
     consists of more than 1,000 grain, feed, processing, 
     exporting, and other grain-related companies that operate 
     approximately 8,000 facilities and handle the majority of all 
     grains and oilseeds in the United States;
       Whereas the mission of the National Grain and Feed 
     Association is to ``advocate a global open market environment 
     to efficiently produce and provide a safe, abundant, 
     affordable, sustainable and wholesome supply of grain, 
     oilseeds, feed and related products responsive to market 
     demand'';
       Whereas the National Grain and Feed Association fulfills 
     its mission through representation, employee safety and feed 
     quality training, communication, development of future 
     leaders, facilitation of the exchange of ideas, and education 
     to members, government, and the public; and
       Whereas the National Grain and Feed Association has 
     advocated for the interests of individuals in the grain, 
     feed, and processing industry with respect to the crafting, 
     consideration, and enactment of major legislation impacting 
     the quality, standards, safety, and transportation of grains, 
     oilseeds, and feed in the United States: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) celebrates the 125th anniversary of the National Grain 
     and Feed Association;
       (2) recognizes the National Grain and Feed Association and 
     its members for transforming the bounty of United States 
     farmers into safe, nutritious, sustainable, and affordable 
     human and animal food; and
       (3) commends the National Grain and Feed Association for 
     its longstanding and continuing efforts to advocate for 
     grain, feed, and processing interests critical to the 
     agricultural value chain and the competitiveness of the 
     United States.

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