# 119-hres-784: Recognizing the value of coffee to the United States and expressing support for September 29, 2025, to be designated as "National Coffee Day".

119-hres-784, Recognizing the value of coffee to the United States and expressing support for September 29, 2025, to be designated as "National Coffee Day"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-784
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing the value of coffee to the United States and expressing support for September 29, 2025, to be designated as "National Coffee Day".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**National Coffee Day on September 29, 2025.** The resolution would designate that date and **recognize coffee's economic and cultural importance** while urging steps to strengthen supply chains and support research into coffee's health effects. - Families and consumers: Notes that more than 150 million Americans drink about 400 million cups of coffee every day, underscoring broad consumer interest and access. - Workers and businesses: Would recognize and uplift coffee growers, importers, roasters, retailers, baristas, and related workers who help support over 2.2 million American jobs and a $343 billion annual industry. - Farmers and global supply chains: Would highlight domestic growers in Hawaiʻi and Puerto Rico and back investment in agricultural research, climate resilience, and farmer livelihoods for the more than 25 million smallholder farmers worldwide who produce most coffee. - Trade and exports: Would treat coffee as a trade priority, noting over $1.1 billion in U.S. coffee exports in 2024 and urging policies like tariff removal to protect jobs and market access. - Research and health: Would encourage continued scientific study of coffee's health effects for consumers and public health researchers.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-784 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/784)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-784 (as of 2026-04-21).