[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FEDERAL FOOD DONATION ACT OF 2007

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                               speech of

                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 17, 2007

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, today the House of Representatives 
is considering an important piece of legislation. H.R. 4220, the 
Federal Food Donation Act of 2007 is a step in the right direction 
towards feeding the hungry in our nation. It is unacceptable that here 
in the richest nation in the world American children go to bed hungry 
while perfectly good food goes to waste. I am proud to be a sponsor of 
this bill--a bill that will not solve all hunger, but will solve some 
people's hunger.
  I want to thank Mrs. Emerson for introducing the Federal Food 
Donation Act. The bill will help the efforts of nonprofit organizations 
serving the hungry. Agencies and contractors are encouraged to donate 
safe and wholesome food to nonprofit organizations that provide 
assistance to food-insecure people, while avoiding another mandate or 
further layer of bureaucracy. In order to help protect donors, the bill 
provides that executive agencies and contractors making donations are 
protected from civil or criminal liability
  While donating unused food is a good step in combating hunger in 
America, the fight is not over.

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