# 119-hres-638: Designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".

119-hres-638, Designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-638
- Congress: 119
- Title: Designating the week of August 3 through August 9, 2025, as "National Farmers Market Week".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**National Farmers Market Week** designates August 3 through August 9, 2025 to spotlight farmers markets and raise public awareness. The resolution notes markets generated about $1.7 billion in income for U.S. farmers in 2020 and grew from 1,755 markets in 1994 to 8,771 in 2019, and it highlights markets as educational sites that connect urban and rural communities, promote sustainable farming, support food access and local economies, help low-income people who use Federal nutrition benefits, and support the livelihoods of millions of farmers, food producers, and consumers.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
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- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains…
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/638)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-638 (as of 2026-04-21).