[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 334 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 334

   Designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as ``Feed America Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 4, 2009

Mr. Hatch (for himself, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Lugar) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, 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 19, 2009, as ``Feed 
        America Day''; and
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice 
        2 meals on Thursday, November 19, 2009, and to donate the money 
        that they would have spent on such food to a religious or 
        charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of 
        feeding the hungry.
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