; Whereas, in 2022, 44,200,000 people living in households across the United States, including 13,400,000 children lived in food-insecure households; Whereas, in the United States in 2021, 1 in 14 seniors over the age of 60 experienced food insecurity; Whereas, as many as 1 in 6 military and veteran families in the United States experience food insecurity, and many military and veteran households seek supplemental food assistance provided through food banks, food pantries, and other private sources; Whereas Federal food assistance programs are essential and provide the bulk of all food assistance, but they often do not cover the full cost of a monthly food budget for households, including military and veteran households, leaving many recipients to rely on food banks to access the food they and their families need; Whereas food banks depend on donated foods, private donors, volunteers, and United States agricultural producers and communities, in addition to local, State, and Federal support, to provide their services; Whereas corporate donors, such as grocery stores, retailers, shippers, packers, and growers are essential team partners for food banks to enable them to carry out their important work; Whereas continued demand is straining food banks’ ability to meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing food insecurity; Whereas food bank employees and volunteers, and community partners work tirelessly and constantly innovate to provide and distribute as much food as possible; Whereas, in 2022, only about 55 percent of food-insecure households participated in one or more of the largest Federal nutrition assistance programs from the Department of Agriculture, meaning many eligible people are not enrolled to receive assistance under such programs, making education about these programs by food banks and other community-based organizations an essential service; Whereas many food banks and their partners provide nutrition education so people in the United States can enhance their health