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Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a secure and inclusive space where they can explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and have access to experiences that prepare them for a life of leadership.
Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a secure and inclusive space where they can explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and have access to experiences that prepare them for a life of leadership.
Summary
This resolution recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th anniversary, which occurs in March 2026. The resolution celebrates Girl Scouts' mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, and acknowledges the organization's work in community service, civic engagement, and providing girls with programming in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It congratulates Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award in 2025 for their community projects and service. The resolution encourages Girl Scouts to continue supporting the development of future women leaders and notes that Girl Scouts will host its national convention in Washington, DC in July 2026.
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Sponsor (1)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bonnie Watson Coleman’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BEIGENE $13,400
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY $11,150
- WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON $8,600
- NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF HEALTH $7,600
- GHO VENTURES, LLC $7,600
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Actions (2)
- Mar 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Mar 12, 2026 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2026
Mrs. Watson Coleman (for herself, Mrs. Kim, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Malliotakis, and Ms. Clarke of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a secure and inclusive space where they can explore their world, build meaningful relationships, and have access to experiences that prepare them for a life of leadership.
Whereas March 12, 1912, Girl Scouts of the United States of America was founded with a mission to “build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place”; Whereas, reflecting upon the 250th anniversary of the signing the Declaration of Independence, Girl Scouts is an important part of the American story as it launched a girl-led Movement that celebrates girls’ independent spirits, encouraging them to embrace their unique strengths, and forge their own opportunities; Whereas Girl Scouts, at its core, embodies a commitment to community through service and civic engagement, and Girl Scouts are active across the country every day, showing up to serve, lead, and make a difference in their communities; Whereas Gold Award Girl Scouts are trailblazers who collectively dedicate hundreds of thousands of hours to tackle the most pressing challenges facing their communities and beyond with measurable, long-lasting, and far-reaching results; Whereas the Girl Scouts Leadership Experience offers girls 21st century programming in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); the outdoors; entrepreneurship; and beyond, encouraging girls to make meaningful connections and develop invaluable life skills along the way; Whereas 2026 marks the 100th World Thinking Day, an annual celebration hosted by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and celebrated by Girl Scouts in its 153 member organizations, that uplifts international friendship, reflects on our global Girl Scout Movement, and celebrates girls’ voices on important issues that affect girls and young women across the world; and Whereas, in July 2026, Girl Scouts will host “the 58th National Council Session and the Girl Scouts Unite event: Celebrating all the ways that Girl Scouts make history” in Washington, DC, a convention where more than 10,000 Girl Scouts, alums, and supporters to explore, celebrate, and reflect upon the history of the Girl Scout Movement alongside fellow changemakers, dreamers, and doers: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States of America for 114 years of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place;
(2) congratulates all Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award in 2025; and
(3) encourages Girl Scouts of the United States of America to continue to champion the ambitions, nurture the creativity, and support the talents of future women leaders. <all>
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