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HR 1097 99th Congress House International Affairs Africa American economic assistance Appropriations Department of State Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Economics and Public Finance Famines Farm produce Food and Food Industry Food relief Immigration Refugees Supplemental appropriations

A bill to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for famine relief and recovery in Africa.

Introduced: February 19, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.
Feb 19, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1985 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture for Public Law 480 famine relief programs in Africa, including funds for transporting 1,100,000 metric tons of farm commodities; (2) the Agency for International Development for international disaster assistance programs for famine relief in Africa; and (3) the Department of State for migration and refugee assistance in Africa.

What's happening now February 19, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 26, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1097: A bill to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for famine relief and recovery in Africa.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1097/
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"H.R. 1097: A bill to make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for famine relief and recovery in Africa.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1097/.
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H.R. 1097, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1097/.
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