IL HR0274

House Resolution expressing opposition to proposed cuts to the Meals on Wheels Program and Congregate Meals Program in the Trump Administration's Fiscal Year 2018 budget blueprint presented March 16, 2017

Opposes elimination of Community Services Block Grant and Community Development Block Grant, which Meals on Wheels providers rely on to administer their programs

Opposes a proposed 17.9% cut to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services budget

Notes that in Illinois, these programs serve 7.8 million meals to 118,000 seniors annually and receive 35% of their funding from the federal government through the Administration for Community Living

Directs that copies be delivered to the Illinois Congressional Delegation