To help Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands recover from devastation caused by Hurricane Hugo.

Summary

Makes low-income households in Puerto Rico eligible for emergency food assistance necessitated by Hurricane Hugo. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reforest those areas in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in which trees were substantially destroyed in 1989 as a result of Hugo. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 for farmlands in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to rebuild fences and remove debris resulting from Hugo.

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Timeline

1. 14 November 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 November 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 November 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 November 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 November 1989

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Sponsors

• Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] · D · Sponsor
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