Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the world food situation.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should vigorously pursue efforts to help poor countries (A) increase agriculture production, expecially through labor intensive and small farm agriculture, and (B) promote economic and social development and assist in population programs, when requested, including continued encouragement of voluntary family planning; (2) increased food aid should be provided as needed to meet specific short-term emergencies; (3) planning should be undertaken immediately by appropriate Government agencies to enable the United States to provide the increased food aid, including plans to prevent any increased domestic inflation as a result of United States relief shipments; (4) all nations including industrial and food-exporting countries, oil-exporting countries, and the developing countries themselves should join in the effort to combat food shortages; (5) international agreement should be sought for a system of food reserves to meet food shortage emergencies and to provide insurance against unexpected shortfalls in food production, with costs to be equitably shared and farmers given firm safeguards against market price disruption from such a system; and (6) the President should encourage reduction in domestic consumption of fertilizer for nonfarm purposes in order to increase fertilizer supplies for the production of food in this country and in the developing countries, and should undertake efforts to stimulate increased world fertilizer production both here and abroad.

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Timeline

1. 1 October 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 October 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 October 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 October 1974

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1433.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 October 1974

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 93-1433.

   Source: Committee

6. 9 December 1974

   Passed

   Measure passed House, amended.

   Source: Floor

7. 9 December 1974

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended.

   Source: Floor

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 October 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. du Pont, Pierre S., IV [R-DE-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Symington, James W. [D-MO-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frelinghuysen, Peter H. B. [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Reid, Ogden R. [D-NY-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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