Introduced
September 9, 2025
Mr. Murphy submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
RESOLUTION
Supporting the designation of the week of September 8 through September 12, 2025, as “Malnutrition Awareness Week”.
- (1) supports the designation of “Malnutrition Awareness Week”;
- (2) recognizes registered dietitian nutritionists and other nutrition professionals, health care providers, school food service workers, those who provide home-delivered meals, social workers, advocates, caregivers, and other professionals and agencies for their efforts to advance awareness, treatment, and prevention of malnutrition;
- (3) recognizes the importance of existing Federal nutrition programs, like the nutrition programs established under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and Federal child nutrition programs, for their role in combating malnutrition, and supports increased funding for these critical programs;
- (4) recognizes the role of community-based organizations, food banks, faith-based organizations, and local agencies and the need for partnerships among them and with healthcare providers in preventing and addressing malnutrition in underserved areas;