IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 633 
Recognizing the important work of Meals on Wheels America and senior 
nutrition programs throughout the Nation in addressing hunger and 
isolation and improving the health and quality of life for millions of 
our Nation’s seniors each year. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2016 
Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. ESTY, 
Ms. PINGREE, Mr. TAKAI, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LARSEN 
of Washington, Mr. BOST, and Mr. DEUTCH) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the important work of Meals on Wheels America 
and senior nutrition programs throughout the Nation 
in addressing hunger and isolation and improving the 
health and quality of life for millions of our Nation’s 
seniors each year. 
Whereas Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest 
organization in the Nation and represents community- 
based senior nutrition programs in every State that pro-
vide nutritious meals to our most vulnerable Americas; 
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Whereas meals on wheels programs are needed to free vulner-
able seniors from hunger and social isolation; 
Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon 
signed into law a measure that amended the Older Amer-
icans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition 
program for seniors 60 years and older; 
Whereas in 2002, Meals on Wheels America established the 
March for Meals campaign to recognize the historic 
month and the importance of the Older Americans Act of 
1965 nutrition programs (both congregate and home-de-
livered), and to raise awareness about the escalating 
problem of senior hunger and isolation in America; 
Whereas meals on wheels programs across the Nation have 
recruited more than 2,600 Members of Congress, gov-
ernors, local elected officials, celebrities, and prominent 
community leaders as champions to help raise awareness 
for senior hunger and to participate in March for Meals 
activities; and 
Whereas the 2016 observance of March for Meals provides an 
opportunity to support Meals on Wheels programs that 
deliver vital and critical services by donating food, volun-
teering services, and raising awareness to reduce senior 
hunger and isolation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes and honors the important work 
of Meals on Wheels America and senior nutrition 
programs throughout the Nation in giving voice to 
and addressing senior hunger and isolation, and im-
proving the quality of life, for millions of our Na-
tion’s seniors each year; 
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(2) recognizes and honors the important role 
Meals on Wheels America and senior nutrition pro-
grams’ March for Meals celebrations play in increas-
ing awareness of the growing unmet need for, and 
in raising additional non-Federal funds and solic-
iting volunteers to support and assist, these pro-
grams in accomplishing their important missions; 
(3) recognizes and honors meals on wheels vol-
unteers as the backbone of the program and that 
they deliver not only nutritious meals to seniors and 
individuals with disabilities who are at significant 
risk of hunger and isolation, but also caring concern 
and attention to their welfare; and 
(4) encourages Members of Congress to support 
their local senior nutrition programs by participating 
in their annual March for Meals events and by deliv-
ering meals to homebound seniors and serving them 
in a congregate setting in a community within their 
district or State throughout the year. 
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