HRES 1489 · 93th Congress ·

Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the world food situation.

Introduced 1974-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Heinz, John [R-PA-18]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(1974-12-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the United States should vigorously pursue efforts to help poor countries (A) increase agriculture production, expecially through labor intensive and small farm agriculture, and (B) promote economic and social development and assist in population programs, when requested, including continued encouragement of voluntary family planning; (2) increased food aid should be provided as needed to meet specific short-term emergencies; (3) planning should be undertaken immediately by appropriate Government agencies to enable the United States to provide the increased food aid, including plans to prevent any increased domestic inflation as a result of United States relief shipments; (4) all nations including industrial and food-exporting countries, oil-exporting countries, and the developing countries themselves should join in the effort to combat food shortages; (5) international agreement should be sought for a system of food reserves to meet food shortage emergencies and to provide insurance against unexpected shortfalls in food production, with costs to be equitably shared and farmers given firm safeguards against market price …

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