United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 63 (96th)
A joint resolution to designate the year of 1979 as the "Food for Peace Year".
Introduced
10 April 1979
Last action
24 May 1979 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Sponsors
Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD], Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT], Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL], Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Designates the year 1979 as the "Food for Peace Year" to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the enactment of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
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Timeline
10 April 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 April 1979
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
16 May 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary, S. Rept. 96-189.
Source: Committee
16 May 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary, S. Rept. 96-189.
Source: Committee
22 May 1979
Floor
Call of calendar in Senate.
Source: Floor
22 May 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Source: Floor
24 May 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 April 1979
Sponsors
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Zorinsky, Edward [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspo00 · Standing
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/63
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/sjres/63
- us · 96-sjres-63 · source updated 10 August 2026