[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 691 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 691

   Designating Thursday, November 20, 2008, as ``Feed America Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 27 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

   Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
 Brown, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Casey) submitted the following resolution; 
                   which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating Thursday, November 20, 2008, as ``Feed America Day''.

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 the Nation was 
        founded;
Whereas, according to the Department of Agriculture, roughly 35,000,000 people 
        in the United States, including 12,000,000 children, continue to live in 
        households that do not have an adequate supply of food; and
Whereas selfless sacrifice breeds a genuine spirit of thanksgiving, both 
        affirming and restoring fundamental principles in our society: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates Thursday, November 20, 2008, as ``Feed 
        America Day''; and
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice 
        2 meals on Feed America Day and to donate the money that they 
        would have spent on food to a religious or charitable 
        organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the 
        hungry.
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