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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 18, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 20, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Oct 20, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3157: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3157/
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"H.R. 3157: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3157/.
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H.R. 3157, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3157/.
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