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Titles (2)

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Short Titles as Introduced

Food for Peace Modernization Act

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Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To modernize the Food for Peace Program in the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
03/14/2018Introduced in House

All Actions (4)

Date All Actions
04/30/2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Action By: Committee on Agriculture
03/14/2018Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/14/2018Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/14/2018Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (3)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]* 03/14/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] 05/01/2018
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] 08/21/2018
Cosponsors Who Withdrew Date Cosponsored Date Withdrawn CR Explanation
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 10/12/2018 11/14/2018 H9522

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Foreign Affairs03/14/2018 Referred to
House Agriculture03/14/2018 Referred to
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture04/30/2018 Referred to

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Introduced in House (03/14/2018)

Food for Peace Modernization Act

This bill amends the Food for Peace Act to revise the Food for Peace program under the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides assistance, including agricultural commodities, overseas. The bill expands food security assistance authorities.

The bill recognizes that American farmers play an integral role in U.S. food assistance and agricultural development programs overseas.

Assistance shall be directed toward areas of greatest need, coordinated with indigenous organizations and beneficiary groups.

The bill extends authorities under the Act for (1) prepositioning agricultural commodities, (2) the micronutrient fortification program, and (3) the farmer-to-farmer training program.

It removes provisions setting minimum levels for purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities and for nonemergency assistance.