Bill · S.Res. 367· Senate(119-SRES-367)
A resolution designating July 2025 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".
- Introduced
- 8/1/2025
- Last activity
- 8/1/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5475; text: CR S5212)
- Sponsored by
- Alex Padilla
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- Adopted by the Senate
A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
This resolution designates July 2025 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month." The measure aims to recognize the importance of the domestic flower and foliage industry to the United States. It highlights how these products support farmers, small businesses, and the national economy. The resolution also notes that domestic cultivation enhances celebrations of holidays and special occasions. Finally, it urges the public to showcase domestically grown products to support various industry workers.
Yes· 3 of 6
Is this likely to create jobs?+2
The resolution highlights how the domestic flower and foliage industry supports tens of thousands of jobs.
Is this likely to grow the economy?+2
The bill recognizes the substantial daily economic impact of the domestic flower and foliage industry.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+2
The resolution aims to support the thousands of small businesses involved in the domestic floral industry.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Support for the Economy and Jobs: The resolution recognizes that the domestic industry supports hundreds of growers, thousands of small businesses, and tens of thousands of jobs (Resolution Section 2).
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Support for Farmers and Distributors: By encouraging people to showcase domestic products, the bill seeks to show support for flower and foliage farmers, processors, and distributors (Resolution Section 5A).
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Enhancement of Celebrations: The text notes that cultivating flowers and foliage domestically enhances the ability of people to festively celebrate holidays and special occasions (Resolution Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text of this resolution.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Economic Growth+2Improves Small Business Support+2Increases Job Creation+2
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+2Good For Farmers+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- 8/1/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5475: 5; text: CR S5212-5213: 3)
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5475; text: CR S5212)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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