U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
07/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/22/2021 01:46
Desert Locust Control Act
H.R.1079 - Desert Locust Control Act117th Congress (2021-2022)|
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 02/15/2021) |
| Committees: | House - Foreign Affairs | Senate - Foreign Relations |
| Committee Meetings: | 03/25/21 1:00PM |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 07/21/2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) |
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Array ( [actionDate] => 2021-07-20 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 7 of H. Res. 535, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 678; H.R. 1036; H.R. 1079, as amended; H.R. 1158; H.R. 1250; H.R. 1754; H.R. 1833, as amended; H.R. 1850; H.R. 1871; H.R. 1877, as amended; H.R. 1893; H.R. 1895; H.R. 2118; H.R. 2795, as amended; H.R. 2928; H.R. 2980, as amended; H.R. 3003; H.R. 3138, as amended; H.R. 3223; H.R. 3263; and H.R. 3264; and the following resolutions were agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 277; and H. Res. 294. [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House [chamberOfAction] => House )
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Introduced in House (02/15/2021)
Desert Locust Control Act
This bill requires the President to establish an interagency working group to (1) coordinate the U.S. response to the ongoing desert locust outbreak in the East Africa region and its impact on food security and political stability, including in the context of restrictions relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); (2) review the effectiveness of regional and multilateral efforts to eradicate the desert locust outbreak; and (3) develop and implement a plan to control the desert locust outbreak.