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SRES 227 109th Congress Senate International Affairs Agriculture and Food Developing countries Diplomacy Food relief Hunger International relief Poverty

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.

Introduced: July 29, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)
Jul 29, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 29, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)

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