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IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES.

594 Recognizing the value of the Older Americans Act of 1965 nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nations seniors each year.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 17, 2023 Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. COSTA, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Ms. NORTON, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, and Ms. ADAMS) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work- force RESOLUTION Recognizing the value of the Older Americans Act of 1965 nutrition program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and improving the health and quality of life for millions of our Nations seniors each year.
Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law Public Law 92–258, which amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and established a national nutrition program for individuals 60 years and older Whereas thousands of local senior nutrition programs, both congregate and home-delivered, are funded through the OAA nutrition program; Whereas these programs provide a vital lifeline to millions of older adults and individuals with disabilities in commu- nities across the United States who may be homebound and isolated, struggling with hunger and malnutrition; Whereas local OAA nutrition programs provide nutritious meals, socialization, friendly visits, and wellness and safe- ty checks through volunteers and staff to individuals who suffer from long-term chronic conditions, as well as to those who may need short-term assistance; Whereas the official purposes of the OAA nutrition program are to— (1) reduce hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition; (2) promote socialization of older individuals; and (3) promote the health and well-being of older indi- viduals by assisting such individuals to gain access to nu- trition and other disease prevention and health promotion services that can delay the onset of adverse health condi- tions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary behavior; Whereas the OAA nutrition program reduces other costs to taxpayers, primarily lowering Medicare and Medicaid ex- penditures by helping to— (1) prevent falls; (2) avoid unnecessary hospital transports, admis- sions, and readmissions; (3) expedite recovery from illness; and (4) delay or prevent institutionalization; •HRES 594 IH Whereas local OAA nutrition
n o n o s n h o k j 3 Whereas local OAA nutrition programs are proven, valuable, and effective public-private partnerships that leverage private, corporate, and individual donations and other non-Federal funding sources to operate their services effi- ciently and successfully; and Whereas the over-60 population of the United States is rap- idly growing and projected to increase significantly every year for the next several decades, causing a similar in- crease in the need and demand for local OAA nutrition program services: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes and values the important work of local Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) nutrition programs nationwide in giving voice to millions of our Nation’s seniors each year, improving their qual- ity of life and addressing senior hunger, malnutri- tion, and isolation; (2) recognizes and values the important role that local OAA nutrition programs and national or- ganizations play in increasing awareness of the growing unmet need for these programs and in rais- ing additional non-Federal funds and soliciting vol- unteers to support and assist the important missions of these programs; (3) recognizes and values volunteers as the backbone of the OAA nutrition program, noting that they deliver nutritious meals to seniors and individ- •HRES 594 IH 10 11 12 13 4 uals with disabilities who are at significant risk of hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and provide car- ing concern and attention to the welfare of program participants; and (4) encourages Members of Congress to support their local OAA nutrition programs by— (A) delivering meals to homebound seniors or serving them in a congregate setting with a program in their district or State; and (B) working to secure sustained Federal funding
 for the OAA nutrition program that will allow local providers to keep pace with in- creased program costs and demand.
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