US Congress Senate Bill 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to: (1) require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider the potential effects of a proposed or pending transaction on the security of the U.S. food and agriculture systems, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and (2) include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the committee.

Food Security is National Security Act of 2017

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/616/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s616/BILLS-115s616is.pdf