SRES 373 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Animal and plant health Food supply, safety, and labeling Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Livestock Research administration and funding Terrorism Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

A resolution recognizing the importance of biosecurity and agro-defense in the United States.

Introduced: March 5, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Mar 5, 2014

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1326; text as passed Senate: CR S1324)

Mar 5, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1326; text as passed Senate: CR S1324)

Mar 5, 2014

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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) as the United States combats terrorism in all forms the safety, security, and health of our livestock and agriculture commodities must not be forgotten; (2) research and investment in biosecurity and agro-defense should be supported by Congress; (3) providing the resources for the advancement of vaccines and cures for deadly pathogens and emerging zoonotic diseases is an integral part of homeland defense; (4) the world depends on U.S. agriculture and on U.S. leadership in science and technology; (5) the United States must remain a leader in the fight against bioterrorism; and (6) biosecurity and a strong agro-defense system are achievable U.S. goals in the global war on terrorism.

What's happening now March 5, 2014

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1326; text as passed Senate: CR S1324)

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Cosponsors 1

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Mar 5, 2014

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 373: A resolution recognizing the importance of biosecurity and agro-defense in the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-373/

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