HUNGER see also Famines
Addresses
Ride of Life: Bill Hicks, H1999 [26FE]
Appointments
National Commission on Hunger, S964 [12FE], S2391 [10AP], H3186 [10AP], H3417 [6MY]
Articles and editorials
For Phil Villers, Helping Feed the World Is in the Bag, E93 [16JA]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: expand and improve Federal programs to reduce child hunger (see H.R. 4249), H2433 [13MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (see S. 2366), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 5242), H7039 [29JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (see S. 2527), S4003 [25JN] (see H.R. 5012), H5818 [26JN]
Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (see H.R. 5656), H7886 [18SE]
Foreign aid: end global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote long-term, agricultural-led economic growth, and build resilient, adaptive, local capacity of vulnerable populations (see S. 2909), S5783 [18SE]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]
Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H162 [10JA]
——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2097 [28FE]
Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of services to veterans (see S. 1986), S702 [3FE]
Summer Meals Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 495), S4224 [7JY]
Letters
Dear woman behind me in line at the grocery store, H3186 [10AP]
School nutrition standards: Miriam Rollin, Mission—Readiness (organization), H4917 [29MY]
——— several School Nutrition Association past presidents, H4916 [29MY]
Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act: Jon Greendeer and Heather Cloud, Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature, H7602 [16SE]
——— Melinda J. Danforth, Oneida Tribe of Indians Business Committee, H7602 [16SE]
——— Scott R. Vele, Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, H7602 [16SE]
Press releases
Number of Children Suffering More Than Doubles in Third Year of Syria Conflict—Among Hardest Hit Are 1 Million Children Under Siege and in Hard-To-Reach Areas: UNICEF, H2471 [14MR]
Proclamations
Rotary Has Heart Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E783 [20MY]
Remarks in House
Bread for the World (organization): anniversary, E919 [9JN]
——— tribute to report ‘‘Ending Hunger in America’’, H1690 [10FE]
Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey (organization): anniversary, E1111 [8JY]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H2995, H2997 [8AP], H3107–H3113 [9AP]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust Forum, E310–E313 [5MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: allow all fresh fruits and vegetables, including white potatoes, as supplemental foods under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC, H5283, H5286, H5287 [11JN]
——— anniversary of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for WIC, E1638 [19NO]
——— establish waiver process for school districts that find new school nutrition standards too expensive, H4916 [29MY], H5261, H5283–H5287 [11JN], E967, E970 [12JN]
——— importance of Summer Food Service Program, H5881 [9JY], H6220 [15JY]
——— improve efficiency of Summer Food Service Program (H.R. 5012), H6220 [15JY], H6940 [28JY]
——— Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Project funding through reductions in marketing and promotion administration account funding, H5294, H5295 [11JN]
——— Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children demonstration program funding, H5291, H5292 [11JN]
——— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H2615 [25MR], H5075 [9JN], H5501 [19JN], H5643 [24JN], H6139 [14JY], H8154 [20NO]
Developing countries: provide assistance to achieve food and nutrition security, E467 [28MR]
Domestic policy: address rising levels of poverty, H6798–H6804 [24JY]
Feed the Future Initiative: authorize to reduce global poverty and hunger in developing countries on a sustainable basis (H.R. 5656), H8945, H9023–H9028 [10DE], E1814 [12DE]
Food: address global hunger crisis, H3395 [1MY]
——— address U.S. hunger crisis, H1426 [27JA], H1595 [5FE], H1690 [10FE], H1942 [26FE], H3186 [10AP], H3395 [1MY], H3452 [7MY], H4481 [20MY], H5501 [19JN], H5643 [24JN], H8154 [20NO]
Food Research and Action Center: tribute to antihunger programs, H5643 [24JN]
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: reauthorize, H6220 [15JY]
Hunger Action Month: observance, H7304 [9SE]
Hunger Action Network of New York State (organization): tribute, H8044 [18NO]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, H23, H24, H31, H32, H33, H34, H45, H46–H56, H69–H71 [8JA], H78, H79, H80, H81, H83, H86, H113, H118, H120, H121, H124 [9JA], H139 [10JA], H166, H173, H180 [13JA], H191, H212 [14JA], H230, H235, H236 [15JA], H1265 [27JA], H1537 [3FE], H1726 [11FE], H2010 [27FE], H3231 [28AP], E21, E22, E26 [8JA]
Lighthouse Ministries LLC: anniversary, E736 [9MY]
Loaves & Fishes Community Services (organization): anniversary, E1013 [18JN]
Lombardi, Donna: Eos Foundation Healthy Start Leadership Award recipient, H4481 [20MY]
Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute, H6039 [10JY]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E718 [8MY]
National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week: observance, E1658 [20NO]
Neptune, NJ: tribute to Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, E588 [28AP]
Northampton, MA: tribute to Monte’s March, H8154 [20NO]
Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H7397 [10SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4122), H3454 [7MY]
Our Daily Bread, Inc.: anniversary, E881 [30MY]
Poverty: tribute to Entergy Corp., and Catholic Charities USA (organization) Pathways from Poverty simulation conducted for Members of Congress, H6818 [25JY]
Public welfare programs: funding, H156 [10JA]
Rockford, IL: anniversary of Rockford Rescue Mission, E356 [11MR], E530 [7AP]
San Mateo, CA: anniversary of Samaritan House, E748 [13MY]
Share Our Strength (organization): tribute to antihunger programs, H5501 [19JN]
South Sudan: U.S. policy, H1886 [25FE]
Stillwater, MN: tribute to Stillwater Trinity Lutheran Church community food drive, E362 [12MR]
Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance and support a transition to democracy, H2471 [14MR]
Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), H7599–H7603 [16SE], H7628 [17SE], E1469 [19SE]
Treptow, Amy: Half in Ten (organization) and Coalition on Human Needs Our American Story project 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty storyteller contest winner, H123 [9JA]
Remarks in Senate
Belgrade, MT: tribute to Belgrade High School students for fundraising for the Gallatin Valley Food Bank, S3663 [12JN]
Burlington, VT: tribute to Thanksgiving Community Dinner at Sweetwaters American Bistro (business), S651 [30JA]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a permanent, nationwide summer electronic benefits transfer for children program under the National School Lunch Program (S. 2366), S3239 [21MY]
——— importance of Summer Food Service Program, S4259 [8JY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S5601 [16SE]
Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, S5849 [18SE]
Global Poverty Project (organization): tribute to Live Below the Line campaign participants, S2560 [30AP]
Hunger Action Month: observance, S5849 [18SE]
Johnson, Lyndon B.: anniversary of ‘‘War on Poverty’’, S97, S102, S105, S118–S123 [8JA], S344 [15JA], S474–S476 [27JA], S498 [28JA]
Maryland: tribute to efforts to fight child hunger, S1726 [25MR]
Public welfare programs: funding, S106 [8JA], S474–S476 [27JA]
Summer Meals Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 495), S4231 [7JY]
Taxation: clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (H.R. 3043), S5686, S5687 [17SE], S5862 [18SE]
——— clarify treatment of general welfare benefits provided by Indian tribes (S. 1507), S5616–S5618 [16SE], S5686 [17SE], S5770 [18SE]
U.N. Millennium Declaration: support ideals and objectives and related Millennium Development Goals, and commend progress in poverty and hunger eradication, human rights, and global health initiatives, S6283 [3DE]
Reports
50 Years After LBJ’s War on Poverty—A Study of American Attitudes About Work, Economic Opportunity, and the Social Safety Net: John Halpin, Center for American Progress (organization) and Karl Agne, GBA Strategies (company), H46 [8JA]
War on Poverty 50 Years Later—A Progress Report: Council of Economic Advisers, H52–H54 [8JA]
Reports filed
Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1562), S27 [6JA]
Texts of
H.R. 3043, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act, H7599 [16SE]
H.R. 5656, Global Food Security Act, H9023–H9025 [10DE]
S. Res. 495, Summer Meals Awareness Month, S4225 [7JY]