III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 375 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27 (legislative day, September 22), 2023 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Braun , Mr. Brown , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Daines , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Fetterman , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. King , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Luján , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Moran , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Smith , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Warnock , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Ricketts , and Mrs. Blackburn ) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of September 21, 2023, as National Teach Ag Day and celebrating 75 years of the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

Whereas agricultural education and the National FFA Organization change lives and prepare students for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success; Whereas, in the United States, more than 11,000 agricultural educators across all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands teach students about agriculture, food, and natural resources; Whereas teacher recruitment and retention continues to be a significant challenge, with a significant teacher shortage during the 2022–2023 school year; Whereas the National Association of Agricultural Educators advances agricultural education and promotes the professional interests and growth of agricultural educators, and recruits and prepares students who have a desire to teach agriculture; Whereas the National Association of Agricultural Educators was established in 1948; and Whereas current and future agricultural educators will celebrate National Teach Ag Day on September 21, 2023: Now, therefore, be it