# 117-hres-1409: Expressing support for the designation of October 2022 as "National Co-Op Month" and commending the cooperative business model and the member-owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners that use the cooperative business model to positively impact the economy and society.

117-hres-1409, Expressing support for the designation of October 2022 as "National Co-Op Month" and commending the cooperative business model and the member-owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners that use the cooperative business model to positively impact the economy and society., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-1409
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of October 2022 as "National Co-Op Month" and commending the cooperative business model and the member-owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners that use the cooperative business model to positively impact the economy and society.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing support for the designation of October 2022 as "National Co-Op Month" and commending the cooperative business model and the member-owners, businesses, employees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners that use the cooperative business model to positively impact the economy and society.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
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- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [117-hres-1409 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1409)

## Related
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- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1409 (as of 2026-10-15).