Recognizing the continued success of the Food for Peace Act.
HRES 1349 is a symbolic House resolution recognizing the success of the Food for Peace Act, which provides U.S. humanitarian food aid to global populations facing hunger. It does not create new policy or funding but formally acknowledges the program’s impact - such as reaching 53 million people with emergency aid in 2022 - and highlights global hunger statistics (e.g., 783 million people hungry in 2022). The resolution urges continued U.S. funding prioritization for the program but has no binding effect or direct policy changes. It directly affects no new groups, as it solely expresses congressional support for an existing aid program.
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Introduced Jul 10, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Jim Costa
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Alma S. Adams
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Ami Bera
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
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Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
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David G. Valadao
RRepublican
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David Rouzer
RRepublican
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