US Congress Senate Bill 500 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-04-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Securing our Agriculture and Food Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a program to coordinate DHS efforts relating to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security. Such program shall: provide oversight and management of DHS's responsibilities under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United States Agriculture and Food; provide oversight and integration of DHS activities relating to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security; lead DHS policy initiatives relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism; coordinate with other DHS components on activities relating to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products; and coordinate with appropriate federal departments and agencies.

Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-24	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
2017-04-24	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-29.
2017-03-15	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-03-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

HB1238 (Related) 2017-06-30 - Became Public Law No: 115-43. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/500/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s500/BILLS-115s500is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s500/BILLS-115s500rs.pdf