[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 186 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 186

  Designating June 5, 2007, as ``National Hunger Awareness Day'' and 
authorizing the Senate offices of Senators Gordon H. Smith, Blanche L. 
Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of 
food during the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending June 5, 2007, 
    from concerned Members of Congress and staff to assist families 
  suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., 
                           metropolitan area.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2007

   Mr. Smith (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Vitter, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Salazar, and 
Ms. Cantwell) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Designating June 5, 2007, as ``National Hunger Awareness Day'' and 
authorizing the Senate offices of Senators Gordon H. Smith, Blanche L. 
Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin to collect donations of 
food during the period beginning May 7, 2007, and ending June 5, 2007, 
    from concerned Members of Congress and staff to assist families 
  suffering from hunger and food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., 
                           metropolitan area.

Whereas food insecurity and hunger are a fact of life for millions of low-income 
        citizens of the United States and can produce physical, mental, and 
        social impairments;
Whereas recent data published by the Department of Agriculture show that almost 
        38,200,000 people in the United States live in households experiencing 
        hunger or food insecurity;
Whereas the problem of hunger and food insecurity can be found in rural, 
        suburban, and urban portions of the United States, touching nearly every 
        community of the Nation;
Whereas, although substantial progress has been made in reducing the incidence 
        of hunger and food insecurity in the United States, certain groups 
        remain vulnerable to hunger and the negative effects of food 
        deprivation, including the working poor, the elderly, homeless people, 
        children, migrant workers, and Native Americans;
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 provides essential nutritional support to 
        millions of low-income people through numerous Federal food assistance 
        programs, including--

    (1) the Federal food stamp program, as established by the Food Stamp 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);

    (2) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.), the special supplemental program for women, infants, and children 
(WIC) established under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786), and other child nutrition programs; and

    (3) food donation programs;

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; and
Whereas all citizens of the United States can help participate in hunger relief 
        efforts in their communities by--

    (1) donating food and money to such efforts;

    (2) volunteering for such efforts; and

    (3) supporting public policies aimed at reducing hunger: Now, 
therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates June 5, 2007, as ``National Hunger Awareness 
        Day'';
            (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-hunger 
                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 insecurity in the 
                United States; and
            (3) authorizes the offices of Senators Gordon H. Smith, 
        Blanche L. Lincoln, Elizabeth Dole, and Richard J. Durbin to 
        collect donations of food during the period beginning May 7, 
        2007, and ending June 5, 2007, from concerned Members of 
        Congress and staff to assist families suffering from hunger and 
        food insecurity in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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