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; 
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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 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; 
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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 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-
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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. 
Æ 
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