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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 186 

Designating June 5, 2007, as ‘‘National Hunger Awareness Day’’ and authorizing the Senate offices of Senators Gordon H. Smith, Blanche L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of 

food during the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending June 5, 

2007, from concerned Members of Congress and staff to assist families 

suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., 

metropolitan area. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 3, 2007 

Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

VITTER, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. KOHL, Mr. 

SALAZAR, and Ms. CANTWELL) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating June 5, 2007, as ‘‘National Hunger Awareness 

Day’’ and authorizing the Senate offices of Senators 

Gordon H. Smith, Blanche L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, 

and Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of food during the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending June 

5, 2007, from concerned Members of Congress and staff 

to assist families suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 

Whereas food insecurity and hunger are a fact of life for millions of low-income citizens of the United States and can 

produce physical, mental, and social impairments; 


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Whereas recent data published by the Department of Agriculture show that almost 38,200,000 people in the 

United States live in households experiencing hunger or 

food insecurity; 

Whereas the problem of hunger and food insecurity can be 

found in rural, suburban, and urban portions of the 

United States, touching nearly every community of the 

Nation; 

Whereas, although substantial progress has been made in reducing the incidence of hunger and food insecurity in the 

United States, certain groups remain vulnerable to hunger and the negative effects of food deprivation, including 

the working poor, the elderly, homeless people, children, 

migrant workers, and Native Americans; 

Whereas the people of the United States have a long tradition 

of providing food assistance to hungry people through 

acts of private generosity and public support programs; 

Whereas the Federal Government provides essential nutritional support to millions of low-income people through 

numerous Federal food assistance programs, including— 

(1) the Federal food stamp program, as established 

by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

(2) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the special supplemental 

program for women, infants, and children (WIC) established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 

1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and other child nutrition programs; and 

(3) food donation programs; 

Whereas there is a growing awareness of the important public 

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nizations, institutions of faith, and charities provide in 

assisting hungry and food-insecure people; 

Whereas more than 50,000 local community-based organizations rely on the support and efforts of more than 

1,000,000 volunteers to provide food assistance and services to millions of vulnerable people; and 

Whereas all citizens of the United States can help participate 

in hunger relief efforts in their communities by— 

(1) donating food and money to such efforts; 

(2) volunteering for such efforts; and 

(3) supporting public policies aimed at reducing 

hunger: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates June 5, 2007, as ‘‘National 

3 Hunger Awareness Day’’; 

4 (2) calls on the people of the United States to 

5 observe National Hunger Awareness Day— 

6 (A) with appropriate ceremonies, volunteer 

7 activities, and other support for local anti-hun8 ger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, 

9 including food banks, food rescue organizations, 

10 food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency 

11 shelters; and 

12 (B) by continuing to support programs and 

13 public policies that reduce hunger and food in14 security in the United States; and 


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1 (3) authorizes the offices of Senators Gordon 

2 H. Smith, Blanche L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and 

3 Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of food dur4 ing the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending 

5 June 5, 2007, from concerned Members of Congress 

6 and staff to assist families suffering from hunger 

7 and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., metro8 politan area. 

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