S 616
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Corporate finance and management
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign and international corporations
U.S. and foreign investments
Food Security is National Security Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Food Security is National Security Act of 2017
This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1