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H.Res. 528House109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

Requesting the President to designate the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day as "Feed America Thursday".

Sponsored by Chris CannonRep. Chris Cannon (R-UT)
Introduced November 2, 2005

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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November 2, 2005

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Introduced in HouseIssued November 2, 2005

IV

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. RES. 528

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 2, 2005

Mr. Cannon (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, and Mr. Matheson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

RESOLUTION

Requesting the President to designate the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day as Feed America Thursday.

Whereas Thanksgiving Day celebrates the spirit of selfless giving and an appreciation for family and friends;

Whereas the spirit of Thanksgiving Day is a virtue upon which our Nation was founded;

Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including 13,000,000 children, continue to live in households that do not have an adequate supply of food;

Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children experience hunger;

Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of thanksgiving, both affirming and restoring fundamental principles in our society;

Whereas great numbers of Americans this year are suffering hunger and other privations from the results of hurricanes and other natural disasters; and

Whereas the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day should be designated as Feed America Thursday: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives requests that the President issue a proclamation designating Feed America Thursday and calling upon the people of the United States to sacrifice 2 meals on that day, and to donate the money that they would have spent on food for those 2 meals to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.