Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 9446 (95th)

International Emergency Food Reserve Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 October 1977

Last action

5 October 1977 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on International Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. McHugh, Matthew F. [D-NY-28], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24], Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16], Rep. Cornell, Robert J. [D-WI-8], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Keys, Martha E. [D-KS-2], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Pattison, Edward W. [D-NY-29], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Baldus, Alvin J. [D-WI-3], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

2 September 2025

Agriculture

Official sourceView documentsShare

Summary

International Emergency Food Reserve Act - Authorizes the President: (1) to enter into negotiations with other nations to develop an international system of food reserves for humanitarian food relief needs; and (2) to establish and maintain an International Emergency Food Reserve as a contribution of the United States toward the development of such a system. Requires for such Reserve minimum stocks of two million tons, allowing an increase up to six million tons pursuant to an international agreement.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 5 October 1977

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 October 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 October 1977

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.