; and (2) as of the date of introduction of this resolution, had organized 4 meetings; Whereas the bipartisan Congressional Cooperative Business Caucus unites Members of Congress to— (1) create a better informed electorate and a more educated public on the important role that cooperatives play in the economy of the United States and the world; (2) promote the cooperative business model, because that model ensures that consumers have access to high-quality goods and services at competitive prices and costs that improve the lives of individuals, families, and their communities; and (3) address and correct awareness challenges among the public and within the Federal Government relating to what cooperatives look like, who participates in cooperatives, where cooperatives are located, and why individuals choose cooperatives; Whereas the Bureau of the Census, as part of the 2017 Economic Census, asked each business if the business was organized as a cooperative, and the responses of businesses yielded both quantitative and qualitative data on the effects and importance of cooperatives across the economy of the United States; Whereas throughout the rural United States, many utility services providers operate as cooperatives and are tasked with the delivery of public services such as electricity, water, telecommunications, and broadband in areas where investor-owned utility companies typically do not operate; Whereas utility cooperatives have innovated to meet evolving needs of their member-owners and help rural individuals in the United States prosper; Whereas in the financial services sector, cooperatives, including credit unions, farm credit banks, and other financing organizations that lend to cooperatives, provide numerous benefits to the member-owners of those cooperatives; Whereas member-owners of cooperatives vote in board elections, and earned profits cycle back into cost-saving programs or return as dividend payments