Recognizing the important role of chefs in responding to natural disasters.

Bill: 115-hres-1080
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2018-09-25
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Disaster relief and insurance

Food assistance and relief

Food industry and services

Foreign aid and international relief

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Recognizes: (1) the leadership of Chef Jose Andres in founding World Central Kitchen and providing meals in multiple disaster zones, and (2) the volunteer chefs who have contributed to disaster relief efforts.</p> <p>Encourages U.S. agencies involved in disaster response to incorporate World Central Kitchen best practices.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1080 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 25, 2018 Mrs. Torres (for herself and Mr. Weber of Texas ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Recognizing the important role of chefs in responding to natural disasters.

Whereas, on January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, taking the lives of approximately 250,000 people and displacing at least 1,500,000 people; Whereas following a trip to postearthquake Haiti, Chef José Andres founded World Central Kitchen, a group of chefs committed to developing creative solutions to hunger and poverty; Whereas World Central Kitchen has provided fresh, nutritious meals from locally sourced ingredients in disaster zones in the United States and internationally; Whereas World Central Kitchen, through local partners including Bryan Caswell’s Reef Restaurant, the Texas Children’s Hospital, and the George R. Brown Convention Center, provided over 20,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas; Whereas World Central Kitchen and the #ChefsForPuertoRico volunteer network have provided more than 3.6 million meals to individuals impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; Whereas World Central Kitchen and the #ChefsForCalifornia volunteer network have provided more than 50,000 meals to individuals impacted by the 2018 California wildfires, and 50,000 meals to individuals impacted by the 2017 California wildfires; Whereas World Central Kitchen and the #ChefsForGuatemala volunteer network have provided more than 300,000 meals to victims of the Fuego Volcano eruption; and Whereas World Central Kitchen has provided more than 80,000 meals to victims of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and South Carolina: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the leadership of Chef José Andres in founding World Central Kitchen and providing nutritious, fresh meals in multiple disaster zones; (2) applauds the selfless and heroic efforts of the many volunteer chefs who have contributed to disaster relief efforts; and (3) encourages the United States Agency for International Development, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other United States agencies involved in disaster responses to incorporate best practices from World Central Kitchen and its volunteer networks of chefs and to increase the availability of fresh and nutritious food in the context of disaster response.