S. 2909: Global Food Security Act of 2014
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S. 2909: Global Food Security Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Global Food Security Act of 2014
Plain summary
Global Food Security Act of 2014 - States the policy objective of promoting global food and nutrition security which is reinforced through programs that eradicate hunger and malnutrition, assist foreign countries with agricultural development, and ensure the effective use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to further these objectives. Requires the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to coordinate the development and implementation of a Feed the Future Strategy to accomplish these policy objectives. Requires the Administrator to coordinate the efforts of federal departments and agencies in the implementation of the strategy by: (1) establishing policy coherence, monitoring, and evaluation systems across all relevant U.S. agencies; (2) establishing linkages with other initiatives and strategies at USAID and other departments and agencies; (3) establishing platforms for regular consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders; (4) leveraging the expertise of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (5) establishing and leading regular public consultations in partner countries. Requires the Administrator to submit reports to Congress describing the status of the implementation of the Feed the Future Strategy.
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Global Food Security Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · 7 cosponsors
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Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Boozman (R-AR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2909.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2909 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113