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H.R. 5366 102nd Congress House

All-Soy Ink Printing Act of 1992

Official title: To require that all Federal printing be performed using cost-competitive inks whose pigment vehicles are made entirely from soybean oil, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 1992 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government paperworkGovernment procurementGovernment publicationsOils and fats
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing.
Jun 12, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture.
Jun 10, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 10, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jun 10, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

All-Soy Ink Printing Act of 1992 - Requires that all federally performed or procured printing be done with all-soy inks and pigment vehicles as soon as commercially cost competitive.

Requires that all solicitations for printing and binding services made by the Government Printing Office encourage the use of ink with soy-based pigment vehicles.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2832 Identical bill All-Soy Ink Printing Act of 1992
  • HR 1736 Text similarities All-Soy Ink Printing Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 10, 1992
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 10, 1992
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 10, 1992
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