HRES 280 · 98th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A resolution calling on the United States Government to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ethiopia threatened with famine and starvation.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.(1983-07-28)
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) expedite and increase assistance that would facilitate the transporting of food to famine-stricken areas in Ethiopia; (2) reinstate the food program for Ethiopia for FY 1984; and (3) respond to pending and future appeals from international and private relief organizations for seed, food, medical supplies, and shelter supplies to relieve the needs created by the famine in Ethiopia.…
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Cosponsors (20)
19 Democrats1 Republican