Should Congress Support The Fight Against World Hunger? (H.R. 5656)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is H.R. 5656?
(Updated July 13, 2017)
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that U.S. efforts to end global poverty should build upon the progress and successes of the Feed the Future Initiative in supporting agricultural development and addressing chronic hunger and malnutrition.
The U.S. government created the Feed the Future program in order to reduce hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty throughout the developing world.
Argument in favor
Fighting world hunger demonstrates America’s humanitarian values. It also accelerates development and reduces poverty in other countries, making the world a more stable place.
Argument opposed
This bill should have included funding for the Feed the Future program, rather than simply expressing approval of its performance, and encouraging future efforts to be done similarly.
Impact
People in the developing world suffering from malnutrition or who are frequently without enough food, U.S. government programs providing food to the developing world.
Cost of H.R. 5656
A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.
Additional Info
In-Depth:
There are about 805 million people — or one in nine people — in the world today who are considered undernourished, according to the World Food Program. With the world’s population projected to approach 9 billion people by 2050, agricultural production will need to increase by 60% at least to keep pace.
Media:
Sponsoring Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Press Release
Bread for the World (In Favor)
(Photo Credit: Flickr user EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
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