HR 6229 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2006-09-28· Sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]· House

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Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1910-1911)(2006-09-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize appropriations through FY2012 for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Specifies Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) fund amounts to be used for the Program in each of FY2008-FY2012. Makes the Secretary of Agriculture responsible for specified program administration provisions currently delegated to the President.…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]CA
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]MO
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2]IA
Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3]NE
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25]NY
Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]LA
Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]NJ
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]IL
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]KS
Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3]PA