US SR728 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5981-5982)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5981-5982)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution supports continued investment in U.S. global food security programs such as Feed the Future, and it recognizes the need to deepen and extend these efforts to achieve the global goal of ending hunger by 2030. Further, it supports U.S. efforts to improve worldwide nutrition and health, and it calls on specified agencies to take certain actions to advance global food security as a U.S. foreign assistance priority.
Title
A resolution recognizing the instrumental role United States global food security programs, particularly the Feed the Future program, have played in reducing global poverty, building resilience and tackling hunger and malnutrition around the world, and calling for continued investment in global food security in the face of the economic impact of COVID-19.
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-30 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5981-5982) |
Same As/Similar To
HR1171 (Same As) 2020-10-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Subjects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Farmland
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Insects
International affairs
Natural disasters
Nutrition and diet
Pest management
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Water use and supply
Women's employment
Women's health
World health
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Farmland
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Insects
International affairs
Natural disasters
Nutrition and diet
Pest management
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Water use and supply
Women's employment
Women's health
World health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/728/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres728/BILLS-116sres728is.pdf |