A resolution pledging continued support for international hunger relief efforts and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Government should use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries that are in need of further assistance to prevent acute and chronic hunger.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2005 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 29, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Encourages expanded efforts to alleviate hunger in developing countries, and pledges to support international hunger relief efforts.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States should use financial and diplomatic resources to work with other donors to ensure that food aid programs receive all necessary funding and supplies; and (2) food aid should be provided in conjunction with measures to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2005 to Sep 7, 2005; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S9538 | — | Jul 29, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution pledging continued support for international hunger relief efforts and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Government should use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries that are in need of further assistance to prevent acute and chronic hunger.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in Senate
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