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H.R. 390 (108th)

Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 January 2003

Last action

27 January 2003 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]

Subjects

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18 August 2025

Summary

Africa Famine Relief Act of 2003 - Authorizes emergency appropriations to the emergency assistance program under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to provide humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa. Urges the President to establish a task force responsible for designing a comprehensive strategy to deal with the immediate needs of the humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa and addressing the long-term causes of food insecurity in the region, including corruption within certain governments of sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to instruct the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, the World Food Programme, international organizations, and other appropriate international organizations to use the U.S. vote to support additional food aid and other humanitarian assistance for sub-Saharan Africa. Authorizes emergency appropriations for: (1) international disaster assistance for relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for sub-Saharan Africa; and (2) the award of grants to eligible administrative organizations to award subgrants to nongovernmental organizations to expand activities to prevent the mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing treatment, medical care, and support services to HIV-infected parents and their children.

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Timeline

  1. 27 January 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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    Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 2003

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