IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 655 
Expressing support for the designation of June 7, 2012, as National Hunger 
Awareness Day. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2012 
Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. REYES, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. ELLISON, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SERRANO, 
Ms. WOOLSEY, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of June 7, 2012, 
as National Hunger Awareness Day. 
Whereas food insecurity and hunger are facts of life for mil-
lions of individuals in the United States and can produce 
physical, mental, and social impairments; 
Whereas recent data published by the Department of Agri-
culture show that approximately 48,800,000 individuals 
in the United States live in households experiencing hun-
ger or food insecurity, and of that number, 32,600,000 
are adults and 16,200,000 are children; 
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•HRES 655 IH 
Whereas the Department of Agriculture data also show that 
households with children experience nearly twice the rate 
of food insecurity as those households without children; 
Whereas 4.8 percent of all households in the United States 
(approximately 5,600,000 households) have accessed 
emergency food from a food pantry one or more times; 
Whereas the report entitled ‘‘Household Food Security in the 
United States, 2010’’ and published by the Economic Re-
search Service of the Department of Agriculture found 
that in 2010, the most recent year for which data exist, 
that— 
(1) 14.5 percent of all households in the United 
States experienced food insecurity at some point during 
the year; 
(2) 20.2 percent of all households with children in 
the United States experienced food insecurity at some 
point during the year; and 
(3) 7.9 percent of all households with elderly individ-
uals in the United States experienced food insecurity at 
some point during the year; 
Whereas the problem of hunger and food insecurity can be 
found in rural, suburban, and urban communities of the 
United States; 
Whereas although substantial progress has been made in re-
ducing the incidence of hunger and food insecurity in the 
United States, many individuals in the United States re-
main vulnerable to hunger and the negative effects of 
food insecurity; 
Whereas the people of the United States have a long tradition 
of providing food assistance to hungry individuals 
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•HRES 655 IH 
through acts of private generosity and public support 
programs; 
Whereas the Federal Government provides nutritional sup-
port to millions of individuals through numerous Federal 
food assistance programs including— 
(1) the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
(2) the child nutrition program established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(3) the special supplemental nutrition program for 
women, infants, and children established by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 
(4) the emergency food assistance program estab-
lished under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 
(7 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.); and 
(5) food donation programs; 
Whereas there is a growing awareness of the important role 
that community-based organizations, institutions of faith, 
and charities play in assisting individuals experiencing 
hunger or food insecurity; 
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; 
Whereas all people of the United States can participate in 
hunger relief efforts in their communities by donating 
food and money to hunger relief efforts, volunteering for 
hunger relief efforts, and supporting public policies aimed 
at reducing hunger; and 
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•HRES 655 IH 
Whereas June 7, 2012 would be an appropriate date to des-
ignate as National Hunger Awareness Day: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Hun-
ger Awareness Day; and 
(2) calls on the people of the United States to 
observe National Hunger Awareness Day— 
(A) with appropriate ceremonies, volunteer 
activities, and other support for local anti-hun-
ger advocacy efforts and hunger relief charities, 
including food banks, food rescue organizations, 
food pantries, soup kitchens, and emergency 
shelters; and 
(B) by continuing to support programs and 
public policies that reduce hunger and food in-
security in the United States. 
Æ 
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