Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Latest action · Jun 30, 2017 Became Public Law No: 115-43.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2017
- Passed SenateMay 24, 2017
- To the PresidentJun 27, 2017
- Became lawJun 30, 2017Public Law 115-43
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a program to coordinate DHS efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.
Such program shall:
- provide oversight and management of DHS's responsibilities pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United States Agriculture and Food;
- provide oversight and integration of DHS activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security;
- lead DHS policy initiatives related to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism;
- coordinate with other DHS components on activities related to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products; and
- coordinate with appropriate federal departments and agencies.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 187 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed406–6 | Mar 22, 2017 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Original | Feb 28, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 28, 2017 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2017Markup Mar 8, 2017Reported Mar 16, 2017 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2017Discharged Mar 16, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 2017 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2017Discharged Mar 16, 2017 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2017Discharged May 24, 2017 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2017Signed by President.
- Jun 30, 2017Became Public Law No: 115-43.
- Jun 27, 2017Presented to President.
- Jun 20, 2017Mr. Katko asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H4974-4975)
- Jun 20, 2017Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H4974-4975)
- Jun 20, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 25, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 24, 2017Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- May 24, 2017Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3151-3152)
- May 24, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 23, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 22, 2017Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 22, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2304-2307)
- Mar 22, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1238.
- Mar 22, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 22, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2330-2331)
- Mar 22, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 6 (Roll no. 187). (text: CR H2304-2305)
- Mar 22, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 16, 2017Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-42, Part I.
- Mar 16, 2017Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
- Mar 16, 2017Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Mar 16, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 22.
- Mar 8, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 8, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2017Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4974Amendments H4974 | John Katko R-NY | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3151Amendments S3149, S3151 | Claire McCaskill D-MO (amendment), Dan Sullivan R-AK, Pat Roberts R-KS (amendment) | May 24, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2304–H2307Text printed H2304Recorded votes H2330enact | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, David Young R-IA, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, J. Luis Correa D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 22, 2017 |
| House | Lists H1392H.R. 1238–1264 | — | Feb 28, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 14, 2017H.R. 1238, Securing our Agriculture and Food ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 8, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 35, February 28, 2017, page H1392.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44691 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: FY2017 Appropriations Archived | Report | Sep 8, 2017 |
| R44478 | Status of FY2017 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Archived | Report | Aug 10, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 217 | To preserve the authority of the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and make a technical correction. | Pat Roberts R-KS | Amendment SA 217 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 500 | Securing our Agriculture and Food Act | Related bill | Apr 24, 2017 |
Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 24, 2017Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Mar 23, 2017Referred in Senate
- Mar 22, 2017Engrossed in House
- Mar 16, 2017Reported in House
- Feb 28, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
