Bill Summary
This legislation is a concurrent resolution passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture. The Food and Nutrition Service was founded in 1969 and works with various organizations and government entities to reduce food insecurity and promote nutritious diets in the United States. The Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that help ensure that children, seniors, and low-income individuals and families have access to nutritious food. The resolution also acknowledges the efforts of the Food and Nutrition Service to educate people on the importance of nutrition and provide assistance to those in need. It also recognizes the United States' commitment to ending hunger both domestically and globally. Passed by the Senate in July 2019, this resolution serves to commend and reaffirm the valuable contributions of the Food and Nutrition Service and its employees to the well-being of the American people.
Possible Impacts
1. The legislation acknowledges the food insecurity issues faced by over 36,000,000 people in the United States and encourages continued efforts to educate and provide nutrition assistance to those in need.
2. The Food and Nutrition Service, as a government agency, works with private sector companies and faith-based organizations to address hunger and poverty, highlighting the importance of public-private partnerships.
3. The Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance programs that reach 1 in 4 people in the United States each year, emphasizing the significant impact and reach of these programs in addressing food insecurity.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 24 Referred in House (RFH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. CON. RES. 24
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Food and Nutrition Service of
the Department of Agriculture.
Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service was founded on August 8, 1969, and has
worked in a public-private partnership to reduce food insecurity and
promote nutritious diets among the people of the United States;
Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service partners with State and local
governments, Tribal organizations, school systems, nonprofit
organizations, private sector companies, and faith-based organizations--
(1) to address hunger, poverty, and nutrition; and
(2) to provide support to over 36,000,000 people in the United States
who live in households that face hunger on a daily basis;
Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service administers 15 nutrition assistance
programs that leverage the agricultural abundance of the United States
to ensure that children, seniors, and low-income individuals and
families have access to nutritious food;
Whereas the programs of the Food and Nutrition Service reach 1 in 4 people in
the United States each year;
Whereas it is the mission of Food and Nutrition Service to increase food
security and reduce hunger while maintaining the integrity and
efficiency of programs that provide nutrition assistance to the people
of the United States when those people are in need; and
Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service co-develops the Dietary Guidelines for
Americans, which provide science-based nutrition recommendations and
serve as the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
that Congress--
(1) recognizes the valuable historic and continued
contributions of the Food and Nutrition Service and the
employees of the Food and Nutrition Service to the nutrition,
health, and well-being of the people of the United States;
(2) commends the partnership efforts of States,
territories, local governments, Tribal organizations, school
systems, nonprofit charitable organizations, private sector
companies, and community-based organizations to end hunger and
provide nutritious food to the people of the United States;
(3) encourages continued efforts--
(A) to educate the people of the United States on
the importance of eating nutritiously; and
(B) to provide nutrition assistance to all people
of the United States when those people are in need;
(4) recognizes that the Food and Nutrition Service uses the
bounty of the farmers and ranchers of the United States to
reduce food insecurity; and
(5) recognizes and reaffirms the commitment of the United
States to--
(A) ending hunger in the United States; and
(B) continuing to lead the world in ending hunger
worldwide.
Passed the Senate July 31, 2019.
Attest:
JULIE E. ADAMS,
Secretary.