H.R. 8446 · 117th Congress

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

Introduced on Jul 20, 2022 by Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). 41 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 20, 2022
Cosponsors
41
13 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016.

Subjects

  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Agricultural education
  • Agricultural practices and innovations
  • Agricultural trade
  • Aquaculture
  • Child health
  • Congressional oversight
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Livestock
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Nutrition and diet
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Water quality
  • Women in business
  • Women's health
  • World health

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 29, 2022). Public domain.

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 activities to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, a whole-of-government strategy to promote global food security, resilience, and nutrition. The bill also modifies aspects of the strategy, such as requiring the strategy to seek to improve the efficiency and resilience of agricultural production.

The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 activities related to the Emergency Food Security Program, an international market-based assistance program.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Betty McCollumD-MN-4Sponsor

Democrats · 28

Republicans · 13

Withdrawn cosponsors

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 29, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 331–95

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 20, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Jul 20, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jul 20, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Sep 14, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Sep 14, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseMr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8195-8198)
  8. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8446.
  9. Sep 28, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8278-8279)
  11. Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 331 - 95 (Roll no. 471).House · Roll call 471
  12. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 331 - 95 (Roll no. 471). (text: CR H8195-8196)House · Roll call 471
  13. Sep 29, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.