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S 500 115th Congress Senate Emergency Management Animal and plant health Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Food supply, safety, and labeling General agriculture matters Homeland security Livestock Terrorism Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

Introduced: March 2, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Apr 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Apr 24, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-29.
Mar 15, 2017
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a program to coordinate DHS efforts relating to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.

Such program shall:

  • provide oversight and management of DHS's responsibilities under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United States Agriculture and Food;
  • provide oversight and integration of DHS activities relating to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security;
  • lead DHS policy initiatives relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism;
  • coordinate with other DHS components on activities relating to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products; and
  • coordinate with appropriate federal departments and agencies.
What's happening now April 24, 2017

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1238 Related bill Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
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 Cosponsors 1
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 500: Securing our Agriculture and Food Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-500/
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"S. 500: Securing our Agriculture and Food Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-500/.
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