House celebrates agriculture with non-binding March 18 designation
H.Res. 227 — Expressing support for the designation of March 18, 2025, as "National Agriculture Day" and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States. · Filed by Mark Alford (R-MO) · 44 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 18, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This is a non-binding resolution expressing the House's support for designating March 18, 2025, as 'National Agriculture Day' and celebrating agriculture's importance to the U.S. economy. It creates no new law, imposes no restrictions, and allocates no money—it is purely a statement of congressional sentiment.
Why we flagged it
This is a simple non-binding resolution designating a single day as a national observance and celebrating an industry sector. It performs no legislative function—no law is changed, no money is appropriated, and no regulatory action is taken.
Who it affects
The resolution itself imposes no costs or benefits on ordinary citizens—it is a non-binding statement. However, it may signal congressional support for agricultural policy priorities, which could indirectly influence future legislation affecting farmers, food prices, or rural economies; the direction and magnitude of that influence cannot be determined from this text alone.
Named in the bill
U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on Agriculture, agriculture industry
Where it stands
44 cosponsors: 31 Republicans, 13 Democrats.
- Mar 18, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Agriculture · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,773 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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