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HR 2822 113th Congress House

Global Food Security Act of 2013

Official title: To establish the United States comprehensive strategy for assistance to developing countries to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and e… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the United States comprehensive strategy for assistance to developing countries to achieve food and nutrition security, increase sustainable and equitable agricultural development, reduce hunger, improve nutrition, and develop rural infrastructure and stimulate rural economies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 25, 2013 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural practices and innovations
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Agricultural researchAlternative and renewable resourcesChild healthCongressional oversightExecutive Office of the PresidentExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international reliefForests, forestry, treesInfrastructure developmentLand use and conservationNutrition and dietPest managementRural conditions and developmentSex and reproductive healthU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Water use and supplyWatershedsWomen's employmentWomen's health
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Jul 30, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5097)
Jul 25, 2013
Introduced in House
Jul 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Latest action July 30, 2013

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5097)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Global Food Security Act of 2013 - Directs the President to designate an individual to serve as the Special Coordinator for Food, Nutrition, and Agricultural Development to: (1) advise the President on global food security, nutrition security, and agricultural development; and (2) ensure coordination of related U.S. programs.

Makes the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the lead agency in implementing a comprehensive food security, nutrition security, and agricultural development strategy. Sets forth the elements of such strategy.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise bilateral agriculture, rural development, and nutrition assistance programs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 7
Cicilline, David
· Feb 11, 2014
Negrete McLeod, Gloria
· Jan 27, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 7, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 13, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Oct 30, 2013
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 28, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Oct 28, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Oct 22, 2013
CONYERS, JOHN
· Oct 22, 2013
Lee, Barbara
· Oct 22, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Sep 18, 2013
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Aug 2, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 25, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 25, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jul 25, 2013
Kilmer, Derek
· Jul 25, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Jul 25, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Jul 25, 2013
RANGEL, CHARLES
· Jul 25, 2013
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jul 25, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Jul 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2822: Global Food Security Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2822/
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"H.R. 2822: Global Food Security Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2822/.
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H.R. 2822, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2822/.
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