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HR 6203 98th Congress House International Affairs Africa American economic assistance Appropriations Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Economics and Public Finance Food and Food Industry Food relief Nutrition Public Welfare and Charities Refugees Rural economic development Supplemental appropriations

A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for famine relief and recovery in developing countries.

Introduced: September 6, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Sep 6, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 6, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1985 to the Department of Agriculture for famine relief. Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1985 to the Agency for International Development for: (1) agriculture, rural development, and nutrition programs; (2) health programs; (3) energy and development programs to address the longer-term development needs created by refugees and displaced persons in Africa; and (4) international disaster assistance. Requires such funds to be available for obligation and expenditure notwithstanding specified limitations on foreign assistance appropriations.

What's happening now September 6, 1984

Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 9, 1984
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 9, 1984
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 9, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6203: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for famine relief and recovery in developing countries.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6203/
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"H.R. 6203: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for famine relief and recovery in developing countries.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6203/.
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H.R. 6203, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-6203/.
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