H.Res. 1553
Honors Iowa farmer with farm safety week
The House would support naming the week of September 21, 2026 as Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week and call attention to farm accident deaths and injuries.
- Supports naming the week of September 21, 2026 in memory of Iowa farmer Ray Gaesser
- Notes about 160 farm workers are injured each day, over 58,000 a year
- Notes nearly 400 farm workers die each year from farm accident injuries
- Notes more than 100 people under age 20 die in farm accidents each year
In committee