III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 374 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2009 Mrs. Lincoln (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. Stabenow) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry December 16, 2009 Reported by Mrs. Lincoln, without amendment December 18, 2009 Considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen's associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry.

Whereas almost every State has a program in which hunters may donate game meat to feed the hungry; Whereas hunters, sportsmen’s associations, meat processors, community hunger organizations, and State wildlife, health, and food safety agencies work together successfully to operate such programs whereby hunters feed the hungry; and Whereas such programs have brought hundreds of thousands of pounds of game meat to homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)recognizes the cooperative efforts of hunters, sportsmen’s associations, meat processors, hunger relief organizations, and State wildlife, health and food safety agencies to establish programs that provide game meat to feed the hungry across the United States; and (2)recognizes the contributions of such programs to efforts to decrease hunger and feed individuals in need.