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SRES 349 · introduced · major

A resolution designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".

What this bill does

  • Congress designates August 3-9, 2025 as National Farmers Market Week.
  • The resolution recognizes farmers markets' role in community connection and supporting farmers' livelihoods.
  • This is a symbolic resolution with no direct fiscal impact or enforcement mechanism.

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  1. 01

    How might a federally designated Farmers Market Week affect consumer awareness and participation in local agricultural markets compared to existing state-level promotions?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that farmers market week designations meaningfully improve farmer incomes or market attendance versus other policy interventions?

  3. 03

    Should Congress allocate time to symbolic resolutions like this one, or would that effort be better spent on substantive agricultural policy with measurable economic outcomes?

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Alex Padilla

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-30 · senate · Floor

    Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4954; text: CR S4910)

  2. 2025-07-30 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

  3. 2025-07-30 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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