US Congress House Resolution 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-5)
Status: Introduced on April 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa. Commends: the Department of State's and the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) timely response to early warning signals of drought in the Horn of Africa and for providing substantial assistance for the humanitarian response in FY2016 and FY2017; USAID's quick deployment of a Disaster Assistance Response Team in response to the previous drought in northeastern and central Ethiopia; the Somali diaspora for spearheading the response to humanitarian needs in Somalia; the work of United Nations and nongovernmental organizations in providing sustained life-saving assistance to vulnerable populations across the Horn of Africa; and USAID for its work to mitigate the impact of environmental shocks to pastoralist communities across the Horn of Africa. Calls on: the State Department and USAID to continue providing long-term development supporting programs that build resilience, protect livelihoods, strengthen global food security, and provide drought relief and emergency food assistance; the President to appoint high-level officials to engage the international community in responding to this crisis; the government of Kenya to publicly declare that the Dadaab refugee complex will remain open and to respect prima facie status for new arrivals from Somalia; and the U.S. government and the international community to continue life-saving assistance and development activities to alleviate drought and food insecurity in the region.

Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2017-04-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-04-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/239/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres239/BILLS-115hres239ih.pdf