123STA T . 3 5 5 7CON C UR R E NT RESO L UT I ONS —J UL Y 21 , 2 0 0 9FO O DAN DN UTRI TION SE R V I C E — RECO G NITION Wher e ast he Fo o d a n d Nu tr i tion S er v i c eo f the D e p art m ent of Ag ricu l ture has b een promoting sound nutrition and fighting hunger in the U nited States since 196 9
Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service w or k s with State and local governments , nonprofit organi z ations, and faith - based organizations to provide food and nutritional support to over 3 6, 0 00,000 people in the United States who live in households that face food insecurit y on a daily basis; Whereas the Food and Nutrition Service supports schools in the United States by providing children with nutritious breakfasts and lunches and promotes wellness policies to ensure that chil- dren have a healthy start in life; and Whereas the nutrition programs of the Food and Nutrition Service reach 1 in 5 citizens of the United States on a daily basis
Now, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g),T hat C ongress —( 1 ) recognizes the valuable historic and continued contribu- tion of the Food and Nutrition Service and its employees to the citizens of the United States; ( 2 ) commends the efforts of States, territories, local govern- ments, and nonprofit charitable and faith-based organizations to end hunger and provide nutritious food to citizens of the United States; (3) encourages the continued efforts to educate the citizens of the United States about the importance of eating nutritiously and living a healthy lifestyle; and ( 4 ) recognizes and reaffirms the commitment of the United States to end hunger in the United States and continue to lead the world in ending global hunger . Agreed to J uly 21, 2009. B UREAU OF L ABOR STATISTICS— 125 T H ANNIVERSAR Y Whereas the Act entitled ‘ ‘An Act to establish a B ureau of L abor ’ ’, approved on June 2 7 ,1 8 84 (23 Stat. 60), established a bureau to ‘‘collect information upon the sub j ect of labor, its relation to capital, the hours of labor, and the earnings of laboring men and women, and the means of promoting their material, social, intellectual, and moral prosperity’’; Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal factfinding agency for the Federal G overnment in the broad field of labor economics and statistics, and in that role it collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the public, Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor; July21, 2 0 0 9[S.Con . Res . 3 0 ] July 21, 2009 [ H . Con. Res. 1 64 ]
