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S 236 100th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Agricultural surpluses Agriculture and Rural Affairs Education Food and Food Industry Food relief Public assistance programs School lunch program

Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act of 1987

Introduced: January 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 305 ordered to be reported.
Jun 25, 1987
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Provisions of measure incorporated in S. 305.
May 19, 1987
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Hearings held.
Feb 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations.
Jan 6, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 6, 1987
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act of 1987 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to take specified actions to modify the commodity distribution program, including: (1) quality testing and monitoring; (2) making items available in optional sizes and forms; and (3) developing and monitoring distribution.

What's happening now July 1, 1987

Committee on Agriculture. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 305 ordered to be reported.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 305 Identical bill Commodity Distribution Reform Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 6, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 236: Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-236/
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"S. 236: Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-236/.
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S. 236, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-236/.
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