HR 3157
108th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural insurance
Agricultural subsidies
Department of Agriculture
Disaster relief
Disasters
Emergency Management
Executive reorganization
Federal employees
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Forest fires
Government Operations and Politics
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Transfer of employees
To provide for the designation of a Department of Agriculture disaster liaison to assist State and local employees of the Department in coordination with other disaster agencies in response to a federally declared disaster area as a result of a disaster.
Introduced: September 24, 2003
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Nov 18, 2003
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Nov 17, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 17, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11167)
Nov 17, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11167)
Nov 17, 2003
Mr. Gutknecht moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 17, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3157.
Nov 17, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11167-11169)
Oct 29, 2003
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 29, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 2003
Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.
Oct 1, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 24, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 24, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to designate Department of Agriculture employees to serve for up to 30 days as disaster liaisons to State and local Department Service Centers to coordinate assistance with other designated disaster agencies in a federally declared disaster area.
Defines "federally declared disaster area" for such purposes.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.