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House Bill 1238
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed Senate on May 24, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 28, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 30, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1238
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David Young
Iowa
Democrat
Donald Payne Jr.
New Jersey
Republican
Dan Donovan
New York
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on March 22, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
187
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a program to coordinate DHS efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.

Such program shall:

  • provide oversight and management of DHS's responsibilities pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United States Agriculture and Food;
  • provide oversight and integration of DHS activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security;
  • lead DHS policy initiatives related to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism;
  • coordinate with other DHS components on activities related to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products; and
  • coordinate with appropriate federal departments and agencies.
Text (6)
Enrolled Bill
Engrossed Amendment Senate
May 24, 2017
Referred in Senate
March 23, 2017
Engrossed in House
March 22, 2017
Reported in House
March 16, 2017
Introduced in House
February 28, 2017
Amendments (1)
May 24, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 217
To preserve the authority of the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services and make a technical correction.
Agreed To
Related Bills (1)
Mar 02, 2017
Introduced in Senate
3
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 500
Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
House
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
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