IV 
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 assist-
ance to hungry people in the United States, and encouraging all Ameri-
cans 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2003
Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WAX-
MAN, 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 
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.
•HRES 261 IH 
Whereas food insecurity and hunger are a fact of life for mil-
lions 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 re-
ducing 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 hun-
ger 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 as-
sistance programs such as the Federal Food Stamp Pro-
gram, child nutrition programs, and food donation pro-
grams, 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 orga-
nizations, institutions of faith, and charities provide in 
assisting hungry and food insecure people; 
Whereas more than 50,000 local community-based organiza-
tions rely on the support and efforts of more than 
1,000,000 volunteers to provide food assistance and serv-
ices to millions of vulnerable people;
•HRES 261 IH 
Whereas a diverse group of organizations, including Amer-
ica’s Second Harvest, the United States Conference of 
Mayors, and other organizations have documented sub-
stantial increases in requests for emergency food assist-
ance 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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