[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 217 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 217

    Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2011

Mrs. Emerson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Supporting the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition Month.

Whereas hunger is a political condition and the Nation has the means to end 
        hunger in the United States and around the world;
Whereas hunger is one of the most devastating, widespread epidemics in the 
        world, affecting nearly 1,000,000,000 people, many of them children;
Whereas at any given moment, as many as 300,000,000 of the world's children are 
        dealing with poverty and hunger;
Whereas for some children, hunger may be offset by healthy school meals;
Whereas according to the United Nations, hunger and malnutrition take the lives 
        of 18,000 children every single day;
Whereas according to the World Food Program, 130,000,000 children do not attend 
        school, and among those who do, most do not receive meals during school 
        hours; and
Whereas this observance by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation and the many 
        other organizations fighting to end childhood hunger of April as Global 
        Child Nutrition Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about 
        the solutions to global hunger and poverty and, ultimately to help build 
        momentum in the fight to end the scourge of hunger: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of Global Child Nutrition 
        Month;
            (2) recognizes that food insecurity threatens United States 
        national security;
            (3) recognizes that by combining the will and resources, 
        hunger will no longer set boundaries for learning and 
        achievement;
            (4) recognizes that freeing children from hunger so they 
        may become self-supporting, contributing citizens is a worthy 
        endeavor;
            (5) recognizes that ending hunger is also a positive and 
        productive step toward building a more stable and peaceful 
        world; and
            (6) urges the Administration, working closely with other 
        donor nations, to develop a comprehensive plan that will 
        provide for the expansion of nutrition programs, especially for 
        young children, as part of President Obama's goal to eliminate 
        childhood hunger in the United States by 2015.
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