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Late January 2003

In This Issue:
• FY03 Appropriations on the Move
• Section 32 Funds Partially Restored
• Hunger Legislation Re-introduced
• Committee Memberships Announced

FY03 Appropriations on the Move
Congress reconvened this month with a new Republican majority and immediately began to tackle the unfinished business of fiscal year (FY) 2003 appropriations. The House quickly passed a blank “shell” bill (House Joint Resolution 2), sent it to the Senate, and then recessed. The Senate, bundling together all 11 uncompleted appropriations bills, filled in the actual content and passed a bill on January 23. HJR 2 will now go directly to a conference committee with the House; no funding decisions will be considered on the House floor. The legislation contains an across-the-board cut on all domestic discretionary programs of approximately two percent, a move that will likely reduce TEFAP storage and processing funds this year.
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January 2003

In This Issue:
• Leadership of New Congress Emerging
• FY03 Funding Uncertainty Continues
• Drought Relief Impact Still Unknown

Leadership of New Congress Emerging
Republican control of both the House and the Senate in the 108th Congress is resulting in changes among the leadership of the Agriculture and Appropriations Committees, the two primary congressional panels that influence TEFAP. In the House, both parties named their top committee members yesterday. Bill Young (R-FL) will continue to head the Appropriations Committee, with David Obey (D-WI) remaining the ranking Democrat. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) will take over as chair of the Agriculture Committee, with Charles Stenholm (D-TX) continuing as ranking member.
Full House committee rosters and subcommittee chairs will not be identified until later this month. Positions on the Nutrition Subcommittee of the Agriculture Committee are up for grabs, with former chair Goodlatte moving up and former ranking member Eva Clayton (D-NC) retiring. The lineup for the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to remain unchanged, with Henry Bonilla (R-TX) continuing as chair and March Kaptur (D-OH) as ranking member. Continue Reading »

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