,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,,resolution  ,decl>+ support &         
gratitude by ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
to food banks1 food pantries1 & o!r     
community-bas$ organizations work+ to   
end food insecurity & provid+ o!r       
ess5tial s]vices 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
,:]eas !re are hundr$s ( food banks &   
ov] #fj1jjj ( _! p>tn]s1 includ+ food   
pantries & meal programs1 t help address
 ! p]si/5t problem ( food insecurity1   
:i* exi/s 9 all c\nties across ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas food banks collect1 sort1
 & /ore millions ( p\nds ( food         
donations1 z well z di/ribute food to   
local food pantries1 %elt]s1 s5ior      
c5t]s1 & s*ools1 & deliv] food to p     
exp]i5c+ food insecurity 9 our          

communities1 s]v+ ov] #e1jjj1jjj1jjj    
meals annually2 ,:]eas food banks are an
 integral "p ( antihung] programs 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh _! involvem5t 9     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local programs1 z well 
z privately fund$ programs2 ,:]eas _m   
food banks manage & support programs t  
provide food to *ildr5 aft] s*ool1 on ! 
week5ds1 & dur+ ! summ] to make sure    
*ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h suffici5t    
food to ?rive2 ,:]eas food bank         
employees & volunte]s also /ep up to    
provide critical & imm$iate assi/ance   
dur+ disa/]s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1          
#di1jjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates turn$ to
 food banks1 food pantries1 & meal      
programs = assi/ance & food2 ,:]eas1 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjbb1 ne>ly #ac p]c5t 
( all h\seholds1 ov] #ag p]c5t (        
h\seholds ) *ildr51 & ne>ly #ae p]c5t ( 
rural h\seholds exp]i5c$ food           
insecurity1 an increase f #bjba2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjba1 local rates ( food insecurity 
among ! ov]all population 7 z high z #bf
 p]c5t 9 "s c\nties1 & m ?an #dj p]c5t  

among *ildr52 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1          
#dd1bjj1jjj p liv+ 9 h\seholds across ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ #ac1djj1jjj      
*ildr5 liv$ 9 food-insecure h\seholds2  
,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 #bjba1 #a 9 
#ad s5iors ov] ! age ( #fj exp]i5c$ food
 insecurity2 ,:]eas1 z _m z #a 9 #f     
milit>y & vet]an families 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates exp]i5ce food insecurity1 & _m   
milit>y & vet]an h\seholds seek         
supplem5tal food assi/ance provid$ ?r\gh
 food banks1 food pantries1 & o!r       
private s\rces2 ,:]eas ,f$]al food      
assi/ance programs are ess5tial &       
provide ! bulk ( all food assi/ance1 b  
!y (t5 d n cov] ! full co/ ( a mon?ly   
food budget = h\seholds1 includ+ milit>y
 & vet]an h\seholds1 leav+ _m recipi5ts 
to rely on food banks to access ! food  
!y & _! families ne$2 ,:]eas food banks 
dep5d on donat$ foods1 private donors1  
volunte]s1 & ,unit$ ,/ates agricultural 
produc]s & communities1 9 addition to   
local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al support1 to      
provide _! s]vices2 ,:]eas corporate    

donors1 su* z groc]y /ores1 retail]s1   
%ipp]s1 pack]s1 & gr[]s are ess5tial    
team p>tn]s = food banks to enable !m to
 c>ry out _! important "w2 ,:]eas       
cont9u$ dem& is /ra9+ food banks'       
ability to meet ! ne$s ( individuals &  
families exp]i5c+ food insecurity2      
,:]eas food bank employees & volunte]s1 
& community p>tn]s "w tirelessly &      
con/antly innovate to provide &         
di/ribute z mu* food z possible2 ,:]eas1
 9 #bjbb1 only ab\t #ee p]c5t (         
food-insecure h\seholds p>ticipat$ 9 "o 
or m ( ! l>ge/ ,f$]al nutrition         
assi/ance programs f ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture1 mean+ _m eligible p are n 
enroll$ to receive assi/ance "u su*     
programs1 mak+ education ab\t ^!        
programs by food banks & o!r            
community-bas$ organizations an ess5tial
 s]vice2 ,:]eas _m food banks & _!      
p>tn]s provide nutrition education s p 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates c enhance _! heal?2    
,:]eas food insecurity leads to *ronic  
heal? problems & co/s ! ,unit$ ,/ates   

economy at lea/ #afj1jjj1jjj1jjj ea* ye>
 9 additional heal? co/s & poor heal?   
outcomes2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :]e
 ne>ly #dj p]c5t1 or ov]                
#aah1jjj1jjj1jjj p\nds1 ( food is wa/$  
annually1 an equival5t to               
#aei1jjj1jjj1jjj meals valu$ at         
#ddd1jjj1jjj1jjj food banks & o!r       
community-bas$ organizations increas+ly 
rescue & di/ribute high-quality foods t 
w\ld h o!rwise be5 wa/$2 & ,:]eas food  
banks collect1 /ore1 & di/ribute heal?y 
foods1 advocate = p :o are exp]i5c+ food
 insecurity1 aim to rescue food f go+ to
 wa/e & increase food donations1 &      
provide education ab\t heal?y eat+3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 decl>es support &
 gratitude to food banks & all o!r      
community-bas$ organizations work+ to   
end food insecurity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 
tirelessly provid+ food assi/ance2 &    
7#b7 confirms t food bank &             
community-bas$ organization employees & 
volunte]s1 private donors1 z well z     

,unit$ ,/ates agricultural produc]s1    
s]ve an ess5tial role 9 work+ to end    
food insecurity1 rescu+ food f go+ to   
wa/e1 & improv+ our g5]al heal?1 welf>e1
 & ! economy4