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HR 6600 112th Congress House Agriculture and Food Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Public contracts and procurement Religion

Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012

Introduced: November 16, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Nov 16, 2012
Introduced in House
Nov 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to provide for the increased purchase of Kosher and Halal food and to modify the labeling of the commodities list under the emergency food assistance program to enable Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.

What's happening now December 3, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 30, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Dec 30, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6600: Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6600/
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"H.R. 6600: Kosher and Halal Food Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6600/.
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