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To promote United States emergency and non-emergency food and other assistance programs, to promote United States agricultural export programs, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There is 1 other summary) Food Security and Agricultural Development Act of 2007 - Title I: United States Emergency and Non-Emergency Food and Other Assistance Programs - Subtitle A: Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 - (Sec. 103) Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to increase funds available to eligible organizations for agricultural commodity distribution. (Sec. 105) Extends minimum assistance and minimum non-emergency assistance authority through FY2012. (Sec. 106) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Food Aid Consultative Group should develop a strategy to achieve a more integrated and effective food assistance program. Extends authority for the Group [...] show full description
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- 07/23/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-257, Part I.
- 07/23/2007 - Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 07/23/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.
- 06/26/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 06/26/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 9.
show all actions- 07/23/2007 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 110-257, Part I.
- 07/23/2007 - Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- 07/23/2007 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.
- 06/26/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 06/26/2007 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 9.
- 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 06/25/2007 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- 06/25/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
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