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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 261 Introduced in House (IH)]

108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 261

Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the efforts 
   of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food 
 assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all 
  Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local 
antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food 
  banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and 
                               emergency
                               shelters.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

Mr. Wolf (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Waxman, 
Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
 Gibbons, Mr. McNulty, Ms. Lee, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Wamp) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                             on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the efforts 
   of organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food 
 assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all 
  Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local 
antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food 
  banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and 
                          emergency shelters.

Whereas food insecurity and hunger are a fact of life for millions of low-income 
        Americans and can produce physical, mental, and social impairments;
Whereas recent census data show that almost 13,000,000 children in the United 
        States live in families experiencing hunger or food insecurity;
Whereas the problem of hunger and food insecurity can be found in rural, 
        suburban, and urban America, touching nearly every American community;
Whereas although substantial progress has been made in reducing the incidence of 
        hunger and food insecurity in the United States, certain groups, 
        including the working poor, the elderly, homeless people, children, 
        migrant workers, and Native Americans remain vulnerable to hunger and 
        the negative effects of food deprivation;
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, through Federal food assistance programs such as 
        the Federal Food Stamp Program, child nutrition programs, and food 
        donation programs, provides essential nutrition support to millions of 
        low-income people;
Whereas there is a growing awareness of the important public and private 
        partnership role that community-based organizations, 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;
Whereas a diverse group of organizations, including America's Second Harvest, 
        the United States Conference of Mayors, and other organizations have 
        documented substantial increases in requests for emergency food 
        assistance over the past year; and
Whereas all Americans can help participate in hunger relief efforts in their 
        communities by donating food and money, by volunteering, and by 
        supporting public policies aimed at reducing hunger: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the efforts of 
organizations such as Second Harvest to provide emergency food 
assistance to hungry people in the United States, and encourages all 
Americans to provide volunteer services and other support for local 
antihunger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, including food 
banks, food rescue organizations, food pantries, soup kitchens, and 
emergency shelters.
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