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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1