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HCONRES 57 99th Congress House International Affairs Business and commerce Business and social problems Developing countries Food and Food Industry Food relief Hunger International relief

A concurrent resolution encouraging private sector involvement in the worldwide effort to alleviate hunger.

Introduced: February 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Dec 16, 1985
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 16, 1985
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1985
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Dec 16, 1985
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Dec 11, 1985
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Dec 11, 1985
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) in order to encourage private investment in developing countries, it is necessary to encourage the private sector to be involved with other nations in efforts to alleviate hunger; and (2) American institutions in the public and private sectors should jointly develop commitments and a plan to end world hunger.

What's happening now December 16, 1985

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 25, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 26, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 57: A concurrent resolution encouraging private sector involvement in the worldwide effort to alleviate hunger.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-57/
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"H. Con. Res. 57: A concurrent resolution encouraging private sector involvement in the worldwide effort to alleviate hunger.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-57/.
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