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HR 3031 105th Congress House

Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997

Official title: To establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial fellowship programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 30, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 12, 1997
Referred to House International Relations
Nov 12, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Nov 12, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Nov 12, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 21, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997 - Establishes as an independent entity within the executive branch the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program to establish fellowships to develop and train individuals for careers in humanitarian service. Establishes a Board of Trustees to supervise and direct the Program.

Limits fellowship periods to 12 months.

Establishes the Congressional Hunger Fellows Trust Fund for the deposit and receipt of Program funds. Requires an annual audit of Program accounts.

Requires the Board to appoint a Program Executive Director.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to the Program a specified amount of the surplus funds available for encouraging exportation and domestic consumption of agricultural products.

Requires the Board to report annually to the Secretary and the Congress on Program activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3031: Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3031/
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"H.R. 3031: Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3031/.
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