Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs to carry out a program to coordinate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.
Such program shall include: (1) providing oversight and integration of DHS activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security; and (2) leading DHS policy initiatives relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-27 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5881) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5346. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-26 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5881-5883) | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 587. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Discharge | Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-755, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-13 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2016-09-13 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-16 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-16 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-10 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. | House committee actions |
| 2016-06-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications. | House committee actions |
| 2016-05-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |