A resolution pledging continued support for international hunger relief efforts and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Government should use resources and diplomatic leverage to secure food aid for countries that are in need of further assistance to prevent acute and chronic hunger.

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Introduced

29 July 2005

Last action

29 July 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)

Sponsors

Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]

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Summary

Encourages expanded efforts to alleviate hunger in developing countries, and pledges to support international hunger relief efforts. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States should use financial and diplomatic resources to work with other donors to ensure that food aid programs receive all necessary funding and supplies; and (2) food aid should be provided in conjunction with measures to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.

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29 July 2005
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9538-9539)
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29 July 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-resolution/227
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