Expressing the sense of the Congress on Hunger in our Communities.

the Congress should increase support for programs that will strengthen wages and move the Nation toward full employment, including in underserved areas;

Congressional funding for programs such as Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), refundable tax credits, and the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), should be increased;

the Congress should appropriate funds for the Department of Agriculture to operate and manage programs that are authorized as part of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative under Public Law 113–79, the Agricultural Act of 2014;

the Congress should permit nonprofit organizations that serve children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program to operate 1 program year-round, eliminating duplicative administrative processes and aligning inconsistent program requirements; and

the on-site requirement for after-school and summer meals programs should be waived to allow communities to develop more effective ways to serve children outside of the school day, including by expanding current United States Department of Agriculture programs such as the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children demonstration.