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HR 607 100th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural surpluses Agriculture and Rural Affairs Cheese Dairy products Food and Food Industry Food relief

A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require that excess cheese held by the Commodity Credit Corporation be made available, at the request of the chief executive…

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A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require that excess cheese held by the Commodity Credit Corporation be made available, at the request of the chief executive officer of a State, upon a showing of need, and without charge, for distribution by eligible agencies in the State.

Introduced: January 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Jan 8, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 8, 1987
Introduced in House
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Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make excess cheese acquired by the Commodity Credit Corporation available free, upon a showing of need, to a requesting State.

What's happening now February 5, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 1987
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 8, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 607: A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require that excess cheese held by the Commodity Credit Corporation be made available, at the request of the chief executive officer of a State, upon a showing of need, and without charge, for distribution by eligible agencies in the State.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-607/
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"H.R. 607: A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require that excess cheese held by the Commodity Credit Corporation be made available, at the request of the chief executive officer of a State, upon a showing of need, and without charge, for distribution by eligible agencies in the State.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-607/.
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H.R. 607, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-607/.
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[H.R. 607: A bill to amend the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to require that excess cheese held by the Commodity Credit Corporation be made available, at the request of the chief executive officer of a State, upon a showing of need, and without charge, for distribution by eligible agencies in the State.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-607/)
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