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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 6229Introduced Sep 28, 2006Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Sponsor: Rep. James McGovern D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 29, 2006 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1910-1911)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 13 Democrats

12 of 25 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Jim Leach (R-IA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI), Dennis Moore (D-KS), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Osborne (R-NE), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), John Shimkus (R-IL), Ike Skelton (D-MO), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Victor Snyder (D-AR), Hilda Solis (D-CA), James Walsh (R-NY), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James McGovern.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-3 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.