# 119-sres-916: A resolution designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the "Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week" to recognize the life and legacy of Ray Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.

119-sres-916, A resolution designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the "Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week" to recognize the life and legacy of Ray Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-916
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating the week of September 21, 2026, as the "Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week" to recognize the life and legacy of Ray Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-09-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Farm safety** is the focus of this resolution, which designates the week of September 21, 2026 as Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week to honor his life and promote life-saving farm safety awareness. It recognizes Gaesser’s leadership in Iowa and national soybean groups, notes he died in a farming accident, and cites CDC figures that agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries with about 160 worker injuries each day (more than 58,000 a year), nearly 400 deaths annually, and over 100 youth deaths per year.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-sres-916 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/916)

## Related
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- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-916 (as of 2026-10-21).