[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 736 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 736

Honoring the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation on its 100th anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2021

Mr. Rose (for himself, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Fleischmann, 
 Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Kustoff, and 
 Mr. Cohen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation on its 100th anniversary.

Whereas July 30, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the 
        Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, the Voice of Tennessee Agriculture;
Whereas, from its humble origins in the basement of the Maury County courthouse 
        under the leadership of its first president, Joe Frank Porter, the 
        Tennessee Farm Bureau now serves more than 680,000 members, making it 
        the largest State Farm Bureau Federation in the United States;
Whereas each and every day the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation advances its 
        mission: ``to develop, foster, promote and protect programs for the 
        general welfare, including economic, social, educational and political 
        well-being of farm people of the great State of Tennessee'';
Whereas the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation supports the $81 billion dollar 
        industry that is Tennessee agriculture, driving significant economic 
        development and advancing the quality of life for rural Tennesseans;
Whereas the grassroots efforts of the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation 
        advocating on behalf of Tennessee's farmers and agricultural communities 
        at the State and Federal levels have resulted in better legislation that 
        has supported its membership;
Whereas the Tennessee Farm Bureau established the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, 
        which is recognized today as one of the strongest federated farm supply 
        cooperative systems in the Nation with 52 member Co-ops, each serving as 
        a cornerstone in the communities they serve;
Whereas the Tennessee Farm Bureau increased availability of rural health 
        coverage by founding the Tennessee Rural Health Improvement Association 
        to promote health and safety awareness and to make health coverage 
        available to its members and now Farm Bureau Health Plans is the largest 
        provider of private health coverage in Tennessee, offering affordable, 
        quality health care coverage to rural residents through a wide range of 
        health care plans;
Whereas Mr. Clyde M. York, the eventual third president of the Tennessee Farm 
        Bureau, established the Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company to 
        give rural Tennesseans access to affordable insurance and now the 
        Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Company has more offices in more 
        communities than any other insurer in the State, operates 16 regional 
        claims centers throughout Tennessee, and was recognized in 2021 as 
        ``Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Auto Insurers in the Southeast 
        Region'' by J.D. Power for the tenth consecutive year;
Whereas the Tennessee Farm Bureau and its service companies have flourished to 
        employ more than 1,300 public servants, including more than 500 full-
        time insurance agents and 84 income tax practitioners who work in almost 
        200 offices across the State;
Whereas the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation has established unmatched programs 
        to teach agriculture to children and young adults, such as Young Farmers 
        and Ranchers and Agriculture in the Classroom, so that the next 
        generation will be even better equipped than the last to carry on the 
        tradition of Tennessee agriculture;
Whereas in 2021 the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Expo Center has become the 
        home of the Tennessee State Fair, which acts to promote the education of 
        agriculture, horticulture, the creative arts, performing arts, industry, 
        commerce, recreation, and economic development to the public; and
Whereas the positive impact on rural and agricultural life made possible by the 
        Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation is beyond measure: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors and 
congratulates the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation on its 100th 
anniversary and commemorates the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation for 
its service to the farmers and rural communities in the Volunteer State 
of Tennessee.
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