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S.Res. 334 · 111th Congress

A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".

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9 cosponsors · 5 D, 4 R
RBR Bennett MCR Crapo RLR Lugar HRD Reid TUD Udall SBD Brown RDD Durbin BCD Casey JIR Isakson

5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Nov 4, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2009

Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Thursday, November 19, 2009, and to donate the money that they would have spent on such food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Nov 16, 2009

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates Thursday, November 19, 2009, as Feed America Day.

Encourages the people of the United States to sacrifice two meals on Thursday, November 19, 2009, and to donate the money that they would have spent on such food to a religious or charitable organization of their choice for the purpose of feeding the hungry.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution designating Thursday, November 19, 2009, as "Feed America Day".

Latest action (Nov 16, 2009): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S11376)

Policy area: Agriculture and Food · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 4, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Nov 4, 2009
  2. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2009

No recorded floor vote found.