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HRES 280 98th Congress House Agriculture and Food American economic assistance Ethiopia Famines Food and Food Industry Food relief International Affairs Public Welfare and Charities

A resolution calling on the United States Government to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ethiopia threatened with famine and starvation.

Introduced: July 21, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 28, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Jul 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 21, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) expedite and increase assistance that would facilitate the transporting of food to famine-stricken areas in Ethiopia; (2) reinstate the food program for Ethiopia for FY 1984; and (3) respond to pending and future appeals from international and private relief organizations for seed, food, medical supplies, and shelter supplies to relieve the needs created by the famine in Ethiopia.

What's happening now July 28, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 1, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 280: A resolution calling on the United States Government to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ethiopia threatened with famine and starvation.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-280/
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"H. Res. 280: A resolution calling on the United States Government to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ethiopia threatened with famine and starvation.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-280/.
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H. Res. 280, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-280/.
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