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S.Res. 149 · 108th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the international response to the current need for food…

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the international response to the current need for food in the Horn of Africa remains inadequate.

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RFD FeingoldSponsor

No cosponsors.

  1. Senate Introduced May 20, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Jun 27, 2003

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should take the following actions concerning U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 27, 2003

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should take the following actions concerning U.S. food assistance programs: (1) review the programs to ensure that needs in Africa are met to the same degree as food needs elsewhere in the world; (2) shift available food assistance resources to meet needs in the Horn of Africa, including by drawdowns of reserve stocks in the Emerson Humanitarian Trust; (3) encourage other donors to commit increased resources; (4) direct the Secretaries of State and of Agriculture and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop with international organizations, other donor countries, and African governments a long-term comprehensive strategy for sustainable recovery in regions affected by food crisis.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the international response to the current need for food in the Horn of Africa remains inadequate.

Latest action (Jun 27, 2003): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8848; text as passed Senate: CR S8848)

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 20, 2003

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  1. Senate Introduced May 20, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Jun 27, 2003

No recorded floor vote found.