# 119-hres-215: Supporting the designation of March 15, 2025, as "National Osceola Turkey Day".

119-hres-215, Supporting the designation of March 15, 2025, as "National Osceola Turkey Day"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-215
- Congress: 119
- Title: Supporting the designation of March 15, 2025, as "National Osceola Turkey Day".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Designates March 15, 2025 as National Osceola Turkey Day** to recognize the Osceola wild turkey's cultural, ecological, and economic importance in Florida. The resolution would urge people across the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, notes that the Osceola subspecies exists only in peninsular Florida, highlights turkey hunting's reported annual economic impact of $128.7 million and historical expenditures of $76.9 million since 1985, and references Florida's Wild Turkey Cost Share Program which has funded upland habitat work on up to 1.0 million acres since 1994.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9094: Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-215 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/215)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3946)
- [119-hr-9094: Florida Freeze Disaster Assistance Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9094)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-215 (as of 2025-12-21).