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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 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

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; 


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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 communities 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 safety 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 individuals by assisting such individuals to gain access to nutrition and other disease prevention and health promotion 

services that can delay the onset of adverse health conditions resulting from poor nutritional health or sedentary 

behavior; 

Whereas the OAA nutrition program reduces other costs to 

taxpayers, primarily lowering Medicare and Medicaid expenditures by helping to— 

(1) prevent falls; 

(2) avoid unnecessary hospital transports, admissions, and readmissions; 

(3) expedite recovery from illness; and 

(4) delay or prevent institutionalization; 


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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 efficiently and successfully; and 

Whereas the over-60 population of the United States is rapidly growing and projected to increase significantly every 

year for the next several decades, causing a similar increase in the need and demand for local OAA nutrition 

program services: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes and values the important work of 

3 local Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) nutrition 

4 programs nationwide in giving voice to millions of 

5 our Nation’s seniors each year, improving their qual6 ity of life and addressing senior hunger, malnutri7 tion, and isolation; 

8 (2) recognizes and values the important role 

9 that local OAA nutrition programs and national or10 ganizations play in increasing awareness of the 

11 growing unmet need for these programs and in rais12 ing additional non-Federal funds and soliciting vol13 unteers to support and assist the important missions 

14 of these programs; 

15 (3) recognizes and values volunteers as the 

16 backbone of the OAA nutrition program, noting that 

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1 uals with disabilities who are at significant risk of 

2 hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and provide car3 ing concern and attention to the welfare of program 

4 participants; and 

5 (4) encourages Members of Congress to support 

6 their local OAA nutrition programs by— 

7 (A) delivering meals to homebound seniors 

8 or serving them in a congregate setting with a 

9 program in their district or State; and 

10 (B) working to secure sustained Federal 

11 funding for the OAA nutrition program that 

12 will allow local providers to keep pace with in13 creased program costs and demand. 

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