A resolution designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the "Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week" to recognize the life and legacy of Ray Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 916 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 916

   Designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the ``Ray Gaesser 
  Memorial Farm Safety Week'' to recognize the life and legacy of Ray 
Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm 
                  safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2026

   Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the ``Ray Gaesser 
  Memorial Farm Safety Week'' to recognize the life and legacy of Ray 
Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm 
                  safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.

Whereas Ray Gaesser was a devoted family man, a trusted friend, and a leading 
        voice for agriculture in Iowa;
Whereas Gaesser believed farming was a privilege and treated the land as 
        something to be cared for, strengthened, and handed down to the next 
        generation to carry on the oldest tradition of Iowa;
Whereas the impact of Gaesser on agriculture in Iowa reached far beyond his own 
        fields;
Whereas Gaesser was the president of the Iowa Soybean Association in 2007 and, 
        in 2014, became the president of the American Soybean Association, 
        promoting the priorities of farmers from across the United States on 
        trade missions around the world;
Whereas Gaesser passed away in a tragic farming accident while tending to the 
        land that he loved, which highlights the inherent physical dangers faced 
        by even the most seasoned agriculturalists across the United States;
Whereas Gaesser leaves behind his wife, Elaine, their children, Chris and 
        Jennifer, and a legacy that will endure in the land he cared for and in 
        the lives of the farmers he spent his life fighting for;
Whereas the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
        designates agriculture as one of the most dangerous industries for 
        workers;
Whereas an estimated 160 agricultural workers are injured every day in the 
        United States, resulting in more than 58,000 injuries every year;
Whereas nearly 400 agricultural workers die every year as a result of injuries 
        sustained in severe farm-related accidents;
Whereas over 100 individuals under the age of 20 die in farm-related accidents 
        every year; and
Whereas education and awareness on the leading causes of farm-related accidents 
        and accident prevention can save the lives of agricultural workers and 
        prevent tragedies such as the accident that took the life of Ray 
        Gaesser: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week of September 21, 2026, as the ``Ray 
        Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week''; and
            (2) recognizes--
                    (A) the important life, leadership, and legacy of 
                Ray Gaesser;
                    (B) the sacrifices farming families make to feed, 
                fuel, and clothe the United States and the world; and
                    (C) the critical need for the promotion of life-
                saving education and awareness relating to the 
                prevention of farm-related accidents.
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