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HR 2134 101th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animals Food relief Meat Meat inspection Poultry Poultry inspection Public assistance programs

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat for human consumption that has been condemned under that Act to charity and public agencies.

Introduced: April 26, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 1989
Became Public Law No: 101-205.
Dec 7, 1989
Signed by President.
Dec 1, 1989
Presented to President.
Dec 1, 1989
Measure Signed in Senate.
Nov 21, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 1989
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1989
Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 1989
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 13, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 1989
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 13, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 13, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 13, 1989
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 13, 1989
Mr. Morrison (WA) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Nov 13, 1989
Mr. de la Garza moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 214.
Nov 13, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 101-348.
Nov 9, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 9, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 9, 1989
Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition Discharged.
Nov 9, 1989
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Discharged.
May 19, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
May 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition.
Apr 26, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 26, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the distribution, as a court may direct, of a meat or poultry article without charge to nonprofit private entities or to State, local, and Federal entities engaged in the distribution of food without charge to individuals if the article has been inspected pursuant to the appropriate Act, found to be wholesome and not adulterated, and is plainly marked "not for sale." Relieves the United States and the person from whom the meat was seized and condemned from legal responsibility for the article if it was found after inspection under the Act to be wholesome, not adulterated, and properly marked.

What's happening now December 7, 1989

Became Public Law No: 101-205.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 16, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 26, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2134: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat for human consumption that has been condemned under that Act to charity and public agencies.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2134/
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"H.R. 2134: To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat for human consumption that has been condemned under that Act to charity and public agencies.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2134/.
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H.R. 2134, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2134/.
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