[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         FEED AMERICA THURSDAY

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. Res. 440, which was submitted earlier 
today by Senator Hatch.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 440) designating Thursday, November 
     18, 2004, as Feed America Thursday.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 440) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 440

       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 our Nation was founded;
       Whereas 33,000,000 Americans, including 13,000,000 
     children, continue to live in households that do not have an 
     adequate supply of food;
       Whereas almost 3,000,000 of those children experience 
     hunger; 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 18, 2004, as ``Feed 
     America Thursday''; and
       (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to sacrifice 2 
     meals on Thursday, November 18, 2004, and to donate the money 
     that they would have spent on food to a religious or 
     charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of 
     feeding the hungry.

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