# 116-hr-7276: Desert Locust Control Act

116-hr-7276, Desert Locust Control Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7276
- Congress: 116
- Title: Desert Locust Control Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2020-06-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

East Africa Locust Eradication Act This bill establishes an interagency working group to (1) assess the scope of the locust outbreaks in the East Africa region and their impacts on food security and political stability, including in the context of restrictions relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); (2) review the effectiveness of regional and multilateral efforts to eradicate locust outbreaks; and (3) develop and implement a plan to eradicate locust outbreaks and address future outbreaks.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7276)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1309)
- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7276 (as of 2025-11-18).