[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 157 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 157

    Recognizing Bread for the World, on the 35th anniversary of its 
founding, for its faithful advocacy on behalf of poor and hungry people 
                  in our country and around the world.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2009

Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Brown, 
Ms. Snowe, Mr. Casey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Dorgan, 
    and Ms. Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                              June 2, 2009

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing Bread for the World, on the 35th anniversary of its 
founding, for its faithful advocacy on behalf of poor and hungry people 
                  in our country and around the world.

Whereas Bread for the World, now under the leadership of the Reverend David 
        Beckmann, has grown in size and influence, and is now the largest 
        grassroots advocacy network on hunger issues in the United States and on 
        behalf of impoverished people overseas;
Whereas members of Bread for the World believe that by addressing policies, 
        programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, they 
        are providing help and opportunity far beyond the communities in which 
        they live;
Whereas Bread for the World has inspired the engagement of hundreds of thousands 
        of individuals, more than 8,000 congregations, and more than 50 
        denominations across the religious spectrum to seek justice for hungry 
        and poor people by making our Nation's laws more fair and compassionate 
        to people in need;
Whereas members of Bread for the World use hand-written letters and other 
        personalized forms of communication to convey to their legislators their 
        moral concern for the needs of mothers, children, small farmers, and 
        other hungry and poor people; and
Whereas Bread for the World has a strong record of success in working with 
        Congress to--

    (1) strengthen our national nutrition programs;

    (2) establish and fund the Child Survival account that has helped 
reduce child mortality rates worldwide;

    (3) increase and improve the Nation's poverty-focused development 
assistance to help developing countries in Africa and other underprivileged 
parts of the world;

    (4) pass the Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998 that redirected United 
States resources toward small-scale farmers and struggling rural 
communities in Africa;

    (5) lead an effort to provide debt relief to the world's poorest 
countries and tie debt relief to poverty reduction; and

    (6) establish an emergency grain reserve to improve the Nation's 
response to humanitarian crises: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes and commends Bread for the World, on the 
        35th anniversary of its founding, for its encouragement of 
        citizen engagement, its advocacy for poor and hungry people, 
        and its successes as a collective voice; and
            (2) challenges Bread for the World to continue its work to 
        address world hunger.
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