A resolution designating the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week".
This resolution designates the week of August 2 through August 8, 2026, as "National Farmers Market Week" to honor the importance of local food markets. It serves as a symbolic gesture to recognize how these markets support farmers' livelihoods, strengthen local economies, and connect urban and rural communities. The bill does not create new laws or funding but instead formally acknowledges the role farmers markets play in promoting sustainable farming and public health.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
House Passage
President
Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Last action Jul 30, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Jul 30, 2026
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4365; text: CR S4392)
upper
Jul 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
James C. Justice
RRepublican
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
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