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Commodity Distribution Reform Act of 1987

Introduced: January 13, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1987
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 5, 1987
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1340 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Aug 5, 1987
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1340 as an amendment.
Aug 5, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 28, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 261.
Jul 28, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-127.
Jul 1, 1987
Committee on Agriculture incorporated provisions of related measures S. 236, S. 902, H.R. 1728 in reported measure.
Jul 1, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 25, 1987
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Incorporated provisions of S. 236, S. 902, and H.R. 1728.
Jun 25, 1987
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 19, 1987
Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations. Hearings held.
Feb 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Nutrition and Investigations.
Jan 13, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 13, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 659 — To reestablish food bank special nutrition projects, to establish food bank demonstration projects, and for o… Withdrawn Aug 5, 1987
SAMDT 658 — Providing domestic purchase requirements, the supplying of infant formula for the WIC program, and extension … Agreed to Aug 5, 1987
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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 August 5, 1987

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 1340 Related bill Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987
  • HR 1728 Related bill A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide for limited extension of alternative means of providing assist…
  • S 902 Related bill A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 and the National School Lunch Act to extend to 1992 the eligibility of ce…
  • S 236 Identical bill Commodity Distribution Program Reform Act of 1987
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 28, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 305: Commodity Distribution Reform Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-305/
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