IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 882 
Declaring support and gratitude by the House of Representatives to food 
banks, food pantries, and other community-based organizations working 
to end food insecurity and providing other essential services in the 
United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2023 
Mr. CORREA (for himself, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, and Mrs. KIM of California) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Declaring support and gratitude by the House of Representa-
tives to food banks, food pantries, and other community- 
based organizations working to end food insecurity and 
providing other essential services in the United States. 
Whereas there are hundreds of food banks and over 60,000 
of their partners, including food pantries and meal pro-
grams, that help address the persistent problem of food 
insecurity, which exists in all counties across the United 
States; 
Whereas food banks collect, sort, and store millions of pounds 
of food donations, as well as distribute food to local food 
pantries, shelters, senior centers, and schools, and deliver 
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food to people experiencing food insecurity in our commu-
nities, serving over 5,000,000,000 meals annually; 
Whereas food banks are an integral part of antihunger pro-
grams in the United States through their involvement in 
Federal, State, and local programs, as well as privately 
funded programs; 
Whereas many food banks manage and support programs 
that provide food to children after school, on the week-
ends, and during the summer to make sure children in 
the United States have sufficient food to thrive; 
Whereas food bank employees and volunteers also step up to 
provide critical and immediate assistance during disas-
ters; 
Whereas, in 2022, 49,000,000 people in the United States 
turned to food banks, food pantries, and meal programs 
for assistance and food; 
Whereas, in the United States in 2022, nearly 13 percent of 
all households, over 17 percent of households with chil-
dren, and nearly 15 percent of rural households experi-
enced food insecurity, an increase from 2021; 
Whereas, in 2021, local rates of food insecurity among the 
overall population were as high as 26 percent in some 
counties, and more than 40 percent among children; 
Whereas, in 2022, 44,200,000 people living in households 
across the United States, including 13,400,000 children 
lived in food-insecure households; 
Whereas, in the United States in 2021, 1 in 14 seniors over 
the age of 60 experienced food insecurity; 
Whereas, as many as 1 in 6 military and veteran families in 
the United States experience food insecurity, and many 
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military and veteran households seek supplemental food 
assistance provided through food banks, food pantries, 
and other private sources; 
Whereas Federal food assistance programs are essential and 
provide the bulk of all food assistance, but they often do 
not cover the full cost of a monthly food budget for 
households, including military and veteran households, 
leaving many recipients to rely on food banks to access 
the food they and their families need; 
Whereas food banks depend on donated foods, private donors, 
volunteers, and United States agricultural producers and 
communities, in addition to local, State, and Federal sup-
port, to provide their services; 
Whereas corporate donors, such as grocery stores, retailers, 
shippers, packers, and growers are essential team part-
ners for food banks to enable them to carry out their im-
portant work; 
Whereas continued demand is straining food banks’ ability to 
meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing 
food insecurity; 
Whereas food bank employees and volunteers, and community 
partners work tirelessly and constantly innovate to pro-
vide and distribute as much food as possible; 
Whereas, in 2022, only about 55 percent of food-insecure 
households participated in one or more of the largest 
Federal nutrition assistance programs from the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, meaning many eligible people are 
not enrolled to receive assistance under such programs, 
making education about these programs by food banks 
and other community-based organizations an essential 
service; 
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Whereas many food banks and their partners provide nutri-
tion education so people in the United States can en-
hance their health; 
Whereas food insecurity leads to chronic health problems and 
costs 
the 
United 
States 
economy 
at 
least 
$160,000,000,000 each year in additional health costs 
and poor health outcomes; 
Whereas, in the United States, where nearly 40 percent, or 
over 118,000,000,000 pounds, of food is wasted annually, 
an equivalent to 159,000,000,000 meals valued at 
$444,000,000,000 food banks and other community- 
based organizations increasingly rescue and distribute 
high-quality foods that would have otherwise been wast-
ed; and 
Whereas food banks collect, store, and distribute healthy 
foods, advocate for people who are experiencing food inse-
curity, aim to rescue food from going to waste and in-
crease food donations, and provide education about 
healthy eating: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) declares support and gratitude to food 
banks and all other community-based organizations 
working to end food insecurity in the United States 
for tirelessly providing food assistance; and 
(2) confirms that food bank and community- 
based organization employees and volunteers, private 
donors, as well as United States agricultural pro-
ducers, serve an essential role in working to end 
food insecurity, rescuing food from going to waste, 
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and improving our general health, welfare, and the 
economy. 
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