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.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 261 Engrossed in House (EH)]

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 5, 2004.
Whereas food insecurity and hunger are a fact of life for millions 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 reducing 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 hunger 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 assistance programs such as
the Federal Food Stamp Program, child nutrition programs, and food
donation programs, 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 organizations, institutions of
faith, and charities provide in assisting hungry and food insecure
people;
Whereas more than 50,000 local community-based organizations rely on the support
and efforts of more than 1,000,000 volunteers to provide food assistance
and services to millions of vulnerable people;
Whereas a diverse group of organizations, including America's Second Harvest,
the United States Conference of Mayors, and other organizations have
documented substantial increases in requests for emergency food
assistance 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.
Attest:

Clerk.