A resolution recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a supportive 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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 641 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 641

 Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th 
     birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a 
  supportive 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.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2026

   Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cortez 
Masto, Ms. Hassan, Mr. King, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION

 
 Recognizing Girl Scouts of the United States of America on its 114th 
     birthday and celebrating its legacy of providing girls with a 
  supportive 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 (referred to 
        in this preamble as ``Girl Scouts''), 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 story of the 
        United States as it launched a girl-led movement that celebrates girls' 
        independent spirits and encourages 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 members 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 Scout Leadership Experience offers girls 21st-century 
        programming in science, technology, engineering, and math, 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 members, alums, and supporters will gather 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 Senate--
            (1) recognizes Girl Scouts of the United States of America 
        for 114 years of providing girls with the skills necessary to 
        navigate life with purpose and joy, by offering unique 
        experiences, and the support girls need to discover their 
        interests, build self-confidence, and become agents of change 
        as global citizens;
            (2) congratulates all Girl Scouts members 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.
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